River his participation in the 2024 edition of the Libertadores Cup by winning 2 to 0 Deportivo Táchirain Venezuelaon the opening date of group H.
After the match, in a press conference, the coach Martin Demichelis He appreciated having taken the three points and even stated that the team won “on a difficult field.”
“From the first minute we were in the game, well positioned, which is what we had been lacking in recent weeks. We were always very focused on what we wanted to do, on how to take the opponent to the opposite field, on being dominant. We wasted the first ones we had that were clear, then it started to cost a little more, but we never stopped being in what we intended for the game,” commented the coach.
“The Copa Libertadores from the beginning and especially as a visitor is not easy. We took the first step very well, winning on a field that I don’t think the other rivals are going to win.”he continued.
River took the field with three forwards: Facundo Colidio, Miguel Borja and Pablo Solari. Although they did not generate clear chances and were seen to be disjointed, Demichelis defended that initial tactical stance: “The trident gave us a lot. With three of them very high, they had to go back to five players, and in some other part of the field we had two more players to feel comfortable.”
Defense and praise
Regarding the presence as starter of Nacho Fernández, who was later replaced by Claudio Echeverri, Demichelis clarified his old phrase and spoke of the constant changes:
“When I talked about Nacho, I was ironic. I took everyone out, I didn’t have to take Armani out. Barco had to wait today, Miguel Borja also had to wait, and so on. We have a very large squad, with a lot of hierarchy. Whatever you consider that is appropriate for the game in question, they will have to play and the rest will have to continue training to fight for a place.
On the rotation of the teams: “I have such a good squad that whenever I put 11 players they will protest about who didn’t play, who was on the bench, or who didn’t come on. put to Claudio Echeverri next to a five is not convenient, outside where it was collidium neither and where Solari was either. The Libertadores Cup It is very difficult and you need experience and leaders, Nacho Fernandez It gives us a lot of that. These are games that you have to know how to play. Echeverri did well when he came in and I stick with that.”
Demichelis continued praising No. 26, which has not been having outstanding performances, and also applauded the entry of the Diablito Echeverri: “Nacho is a leader who helps us in a lot of details that make us better. We came from two defeats, it was not easy to go out and play and you have to know how to play in Cup games. He came in well and I’ll stick with that. If he had played start may not have been able to have the performance it had with the match broken. It’s something hypothetical. I’ll take the glass half full and we took a step forward. We started well, which is what we came for.”
Lastly, knowing that River lost days ago with Huracán for the League Cup and last night they vastly surpassed Táchira in the Libertadoresthe query about the team’s irregularity in 2024 resounded in the conference room and Demichelis It was forceful: “We will do an in-house analysis. There are always things to correct.”
Source: Ambito
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