The coach Marcelo Gallardo He spoke at a press conference and confirmed that the transfer market has not yet closed. River and also left open the possibility that Maximiliano Meza could be part of the starting eleven that will face Talleres in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores.
“El Muñeco” clarified that Miguel Borja, Facundo Colidio and Agustín Sant’Anna will train alongside the squad starting with the practice that will take place this Sunday.
Regarding the analysis of the match against Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, which was a 1-1 draw, Gallardo said: “It’s never easy to play a match thinking about another. We didn’t want to be disturbed, because although it’s not easy to change the whole team, you have to observe the behaviour to define the squad.”.
When asked about Meza, who got some minutes in the second half, the coach replied: “Well, we added a player of hierarchy with Maxi Meza. It was a pretty difficult week for him, waiting for his situation to be resolved. He came on, got some minutes and it was important for him. In the 45 minutes he came on, he added to the team.”
“Meza gives us opportunities. On Wednesday I will decide which are the best for the team,” added Gallardo.
Referring to the little time he had to analyse his players, the “Muñeco” said: “We are in the middle of a competition. One can make improvements match by match, taking into account the few training sessions we have. We don’t have much time to develop an idea, we have to play and draw conclusions from the match.”
“What is clear is that I have to look forward and draw conclusions from the dynamics of the matches and training sessions. For me, it is not the ideal team, but the ideal formation is found game by game. I knew that these were going to be ten key days for me, because we also played four games. The competition does not give you chances and we have to be very precise.”Gallardo added.
He was also asked about the transfer market and he did not close the door to adding a new reinforcement: “We have to define the squad and we are not going to close ourselves off to the market. We still have some possibilities that we are evaluating. The idea is that between now and the closing date we can incorporate and define the squad.”
River will face Talleres in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 at the Estadio Monumental, next Wednesday at 9:30 p.m.
Source: Ambito
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