Martín Demichelis, coach of River, will not have the Colombian Miguel Borja, with a muscle overload in his right leg. Who could replace him?
The annoyance with which Miguel Borja ended last week after the victory against Nationalby Libertadores Cuphad set off the alarms in River. Finally, today they finished ringing completely: the Colombian striker did not respond satisfactorily in practice and was ruled out to play tomorrow with Instituteby Professional League Cup.
It is worth remembering that Miguel Borja had ended up with right hamstring discomfort after the 2-0 victory against Nationalfor the second date of Group H the Libertadores Cup, but the pain persisted and today he did not respond optimally in training this Sunday at River Camp. That’s why, Martin Demichelis He did not hesitate and did not include him on the list of those called up to play against Institute.
This is a very sensitive drop for River because Miguel Borja He is the scorer of the “millionaire” team in 2024, with 13 goals in 16 games, and the top scorer of the Professional League Cup (12 goals in 12 PJ). Consequently, the coach will not be able to repeat the team when it was a fact that he would put the same team that beat the Uruguayan team, an event that has not occurred since October 2023.
River’s variants to replace Miguel Borja
The coach of River will have to decide whether to place Facundo Colidio as attack partner Pablo Solari in the 4-3-1-2 that worked against Nationalalthough you can also make the same change and assign another function to the former Tigerin a different scheme: area reference in a 4-2-3-1 with the former Workshops and Colo-Colo far right.
Another possible variant is the entry of Ezequiel Barco, but although that would imply modifying the scheme and dispensing with a specific center forward. In this context, the most viable alternative would be the inclusion of youth Agustín Rubertoalthough as it is a decisive match for River (qualification for the playoffs is at stake and a tie is needed) and the latest decisions of Martin Demichelis They would not favor the 18-year-old attacker.
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