Gallardo cannot count on Enzo Pérez, who has an elbow dislocation, nor on Milton Casco and Bruno Zuculini, who added the fifth yellow, nor will he be able to have the injured Benjamin Rollheiser and Fabrizio Angileri, who still do not have a medical discharge.
Rollheiser was in doubt after completing three weeks of differentiated work due to the tear he had in his left quadriceps against Patronato and that prevented him from playing against Platense last weekend. It seemed that it could return, but it does not arrive.
Angileri, meanwhile, had discomfort – until two weeks ago – in the left hamstring that was torn twice, and in principle it was speculated that he could return to the left back of the first team, something that happened for the last time against Banfield for the date 15 (October 9).
Since then, Angileri barely completed a few minutes against Estudiantes and then he was always off the payroll since the tear, when repeated, continued to cause discomfort, the same ones that will also prevent him from returning to Racing.
While in the middle zone, where the “Doll” lost the two central midfielders, the team captain, Leonardo Ponzio, has chances to play, who played 10 games throughout the year and only once started against Boca in May.
Then, Ponzio did not play for about 4 months due to myocarditis (after catching coronavirus) and this semester he played just five games, all entering from the bench and added 37 minutes. His last game was against Argentinos Jrs when he entered for Enzo Pérez.
The 39-year-old midfielder, who accumulated 3 minutes against Newell’s, 10 against Banfield, 7 with Boca, 10 with San Lorenzo and 7 against Argentinos, has a chance to start for the second time this year where he can announce his retirement from football .
The other possibility that Gallardo handles is to play with Enzo Fernández as the central midfielder and Agustín Palavecino as a partner, as happened before Godoy Cruz, when despite the defeat the coach was satisfied.
In this way, one more player with variants such as Jorge Carrascal would join the flyer area and he even has José Paradela who played against Platense and had done so in that match against Tomba.
The formation could then be constituted with Franco Armani, Alex Vigo, Robert Rojas, Paulo Díaz and David Martínez; Agustín Palavecino, Leonardo Ponzio, Enzo Fernández and Jorge Carrascal; Julián Álvarez and Braian Romero.
As for the youth Tomás Galván, who did not participate in the reserve match against Racing and entered against Platense, he is again part of the list of concentrates that was known this Tuesday and is made up of the following footballers: Franco Armani, Enrique Bologna and Germán Lux (archers).
Paulo Díaz, Jonatan Maidana, Javier Pinola, Robert Rojas, David Martínez and Alex Vigo (defenders).
Leonardo Ponzio, Agustín Palavecino, Enzo Fernández, Tomás Galván, José Paradela and Jorge Carrascal (midfielders).
Julián Álvarez, Braian Romero, Agustín Fontana and Federico Girotti (forwards).
Precisely the Reserve that lost 2-1 at River Camp against Racing had the presence of Gallardo in the audience. The “Doll” watched the game while the first one made the initial training movements.
From the team that he practiced in the morning, Nicolás de la Cruz was also in the medical part again, since he continues with the treatment and anticoagulant medication for the venous thrombosis in his left foot.
The players will go back to work on Wednesday afternoon at the Monumental to stay focused for the match against Racing scheduled to close the day on Thursday at 9.30pm.
In relation to this match, The River fan subcommission is organizing special celebrations from the start of the game with red and white balloons and plastic braces that will go down from the headlands to the lower areas, heralding the impending championship.
Last week the club members sold out the places that were put up for sale for the members of the River Community and for the associates who during the pandemic kept up with the quota.
What’s more, The 45 thousand subscribers to Tu Lugar en el Monumental also reserved their places, so a frame of 70 thousand fans is expected on the day of the return of the capacity to 100 percent after an abnormality that comes from March 2020.
River will face Racing with the possibility of being champion only with a draw, since this Tuesday its only escort, Talleres, lost by 5 to 2 with Gimnasia in La Plata, and therefore the people will palpitate from the first local coronation of the era Gallardo after a streak of 15 undefeated dates.
After being eliminated with Atlético Mineiro for the Libertadores quarterfinals, Gallardo’s team added 12 wins and 3 draws with an 86 percent effectiveness and a sequence of 32 goals and just 7 against.
After this game against the “Academy”, they will subtract three more dates in Rosario Central next Sunday, then with Defense and Justice at home and the contest will end with Atlético Tucumán as a visitor.
And if the title is confirmed, River will play a final with Colón de Santa Fe (winner of the previous League Cup), for the so-called Champions Trophy.
Source From: Ambito
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