The Academy faces Avellaneda’s classic with two defeats in a row and many doubts about the eleven who will start against Red.
Avellaneda’s classic arrives with Independiente in total crisis, both sporting and institutional, and Racing faces a historic opportunity to deliver a final blow to its greatest rival. However, the duel in the city finds the Academy at a very weak football moment.
With two consecutive losses, against Gimnasia as a visitor and Newell’s at home, in which the team showed no reaction whatsoever, Fernando Gago’s team fell far behind in the Professional League Tournament table and faces the game against Rojo with much more pressure than expected.
The match, valid for the 12th date of the championship, will be held on Sunday, April 16 from 4:30 p.m. at the Libertadores de América – Ricardo Bochini.
THE NAMED RACING VS. INDEPENDENT
Aside from all the worries brought on by Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to Newell’s, the only good news for DT is that he hasn’t added any injuries or suspensions to the classic.
Already on Friday, Aníbal Moreno underwent studies that resulted in a dilation of the semimembranosus of the left lower extremity. Therefore, unlike Lepra, the central midfielder will not be able to be on the payroll.
The good news, meanwhile, is that Gonzalo Piovi He left behind the rectus femoris tear of his left leg that he suffered in mid-March, is training with his teammates and will be available for the visit to Diablo. In addition, Gabriel Rojas He is available again after his expulsion in La Plata.
THE TRAINING OF RACE VS. INDEPENDENT
The very weak collective performance in the last two matches raises a big question mark around the eleven that Gago will use against Red. For now it is a fact piovi comes for Emiliano Insúa in central defense and red He returns to the left after the failed experiment to switch bands to Facundo Mura.
In the middle, the DT was able to return to give ownership to the youth Thomas Aviles, while it will be necessary to see if he backs the spot to a Jonatan Gómez who is far from having the merits to keep it. Will Maxi Moralez ever play again?
Finally on the attack matia rojas is a fixed while Paolo Guerrero part with an advantage to be the striker and, basically, Gabriel Hauche He could continue as a winger, even if he is not comfortable in that position.
The possible eleven is then: Gabriel Arias; Facundo Mura, Leonardo Sigali, Gonzalo Piovi, Gabriel Rojas; Juan Nardoni, Tomás Aviles, Jonatan Gómez or Nicolás Oroz; Matías Rojas, Paolo Guerrero or Maxi Romero and Gabriel Hauche.
Source: Goal