River will visit Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata this Saturday in search of a victory that will bring it closer to the top of the Professional League in a match valid for the eleventh date and in which coach Marcelo Gallardo will put an alternative team.
The match will take place at the Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium from 17:30, with Hernán Mastrángelo as referee, Nicolás Lamolina in charge of the VAR and will be broadcast live on the ESPN Premium sports channel.
River, who beat Talleres 1-0 in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 in Córdoba and tied 1-1 against Huracán in the previous round of the Professional League in the return of coach Marcelo Gallardo to the Monumental.
The team from Núñez is ranked ninth in the table with 15 points and is only 5 points ahead of the leader Huracán.
Gallardo will try to go out on the field with an alternative team, to give the starting players a rest, thinking about the return match against the Cordoba team in Núñez.
Meanwhile, newcomer Maximiliano Meza is expected to get some minutes at El Bosque, but everything will be decided in training on Friday.
For its part, Gimnasia La Plata arrives after a surprising victory against Racing at the Cilindro de Avellaneda by 1-0, and is sixteenth in the standings with 13 points.
Uruguayan coach Marcelo Méndez hopes to add former Huracán player Norberto Briasco to the list of players called up after the delay of his 18-month loan, free of charge and with an option to buy, to Lobo.
In addition, during Thursday’s practice, the coach tested the midfield with Martín Fernández as a starter instead of Nicolás Garayalde.
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The following are the probable lineups and other details of the match:
Professional League 2024.
Gymnastics (LP) – River.
Stadium: Juan Carmelo Zerillo.
Referee: Hernan Mastrangelo.
VAR: Nicolas Lamolina.
Start time: 5:30 p.m. TV: ESPN Premium.
Gymnastics (LP): Marcos Ledesma; Juan Cortazzo, Leonardo Morales, Yonathan Cabral; Juan Pintado, Lucas Castro, Martin Fernandez, Valentin Rodriguez; David Salazar, Rodrigo Castillo and Benjamin Dominguez. Coach: Marcelo Mendez.
River Plate: Jeremiah Ledesma; Milton Casco, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, Ramiro Funes Mori, Franco Carboni; Felipe Pena Biafore, Rodrigo Villagra, Ignacio Fernandez, Manuel Lanzini; Pablo Solari and Agustin Ruberto. Coach: Marcelo Gallardo.
Source: Ambito
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