The Academy receives the Drill to try and end a streak that seems endless in the local league and before heading to Rio to visit Flamengo.
During this 2023, to race He proved to have two faces: one in the Copa Libertadores, in which he leads Group A, which he shared with none other than the current champion of America, and a completely different face at the local level, where he has gone eight games without a win, one of which six defeats. And although Florencio Varela’s image changed a bit and equalized Defensa y Justicia, he knows it’s time to get up and return to victory.
The Academy receives this Saturday, from 9:30 p.m., to Banfield, which has just ended its own losing streak with the 2-0 victory over Rosario Central, which gave air to both the averages and the annual table that will determine a relegation at the end of the year. Since then, Fernando Gago’s team has another important assignment for the week Wednesday visit to Flamengo and with just one draw they will secure first place in their area in international competition.
IT’S CALLED RACING
Academy practice this week had some major news about players being absent, like both Matias Rojas and Gonzalo Piovi, two of the irremovable, teamed up with their teammates and will be available to Fernando Gago. The defender had already added minutes against Aucas, but rested against the Falcon not to demand more.
For their part, they are still out due to injuries Maxi Romero and Nicolas Renierothe first due to tearing and the second due to bone edema, awaiting the return of Thomas Aviles after the elimination of the Argentina national team in the Sub 20 World Cup.
THE RACING TRAINING
Like every week, it’s a mystery what Gago decides regarding the formation, but given the need to win, at home and against a rival with whom he shares the bottom of the table, he could go with the best, despite the fact that Flamengo’s later visit to the Maracana would include that Gonzalo Piovi and Matias Rojas under eleven
In any case, and despite this series of poor results, there is a basis that includes Gabriel Arias, Leo Sigali, Gabriel Rojas, Juan Nardoni and Anibal Moreno that appears motionless, while the rest spin in search of the best shape.
ALTERNATIVE
To confirm.
Source: Goal