Inter’s loss on penalties was a heavy blow to Demichelis’ project for the second half of the year. Has the campus been evacuated?
River He had organized the second half of the 2023 season with a focus on the Copa Libertadores. Manuel Lanzini and Pity Martinez They were the star reinforcements that would be available for the next phases and would try to recreate the glory of 2018. the end was abrupt, with a loss on penalties at Porto Alegrewhich forces Martín Demichelis to rewrite the entire project.
Because the millionaire has a roster full of quality, probably the best in Argentina, and he showed in the recent Professional League tournament that he won from start to finish, leading by 11 units. But now with no competition at the international level and also eliminated from the Argentine Cup, now it has one surplus material to play only the 14 matches of the Professional League Cup and the final elimination rounds if he made it to the finals.
Sales on schedule, players looking for continuity, contracts expiring in December, youth players please Tomás Castro Ponce, Franco Alfonso and Manuel Gillén who are already on loan. Between the leadership, the DT and the footballers themselves, the international fall seems to be causing a large exodus of minimum.
LUCAS BELTRAN
The performance of the Viking, who did not mind replacing Julián Álvarez, sparked interest in Europe and Fiorentina have been negotiating since last week to sign him. It was even speculated that his last game with River would be at Porto Alegre, despite the desire to keep him until the end of the tournament and now that the series is already over, they will reach an agreement with the Italian club, who have decided to offer 20 million euros and some productivity bonuses to reach the clause of 25.
NICOLAS DE LA CRUZ
The Uruguayan has long been the player to sell and has a juicy offering from Arab football on the table, forcing him to choose between economic well-being or waiting to reach European football. Al Duhail has already expressed a desire to carry out the clause if he can convince the player.
MIGUEL BORJA
The Colombian only arrived a year ago and scored a number of important goals, including the penalty kick in the Superclásico. However, he not only lost in the internal competition with Beltrán, but was even behind Salomón Rondón in consideration and did not even score minutes in the entire series against Inter. A few weeks ago he had posted a story on Instagram with some annoyance and now that he saw himself demoted it wouldn’t be unreasonable to ask if he could emigrate.
JOSE PARADELA
Of the reinforcements that have arrived so far, three have game making as their main feature. So with Colidio, Lanzini and Pity Martínez, along with Nacho Fernández, provisionally De La Cruz, Palavecino and even the possibility of more minutes for Diablito Echeverri, the ex-Gymnastic’s chances will be slim and he is among those negotiable . , with several interested parties.
ROBERT ROJAS
El Sicario went from hero to villain in minutes in Porto Alegre. He scored the embarrassing goal that took the series to penalties, but missed his own goal, the millionaire’s tenth. But it should be remembered that he was almost not even part of the squad, as he had an agreement with Vasco da Gama that did not come into effect due to a change in circumstances, while he also has talks with Vélez.
The Paraguayan was never quite liked by Demichelis, although his versatility in being able to play as a winger or center back allowed him to add minutes against Inter.
ENZO PEREZ
The captain was in the news a few weeks ago when it was announced that his decision had already been made and that when his contract expires in December he will not be continuing at River, with either MLS or Deportivo Maipú being his options. Although he still has a few months left at the club, this defeat could become the trigger to speed up the definition and play his last games at the club where he played for seven years.
JONATAN MAIDANA
Another of Madrid’s heroes with the hours counted. Since his return he has never been able to settle down and recover to that level and he has never even traveled to Porto Alegre like Mammana, Herrera and Elías Gómez. Having just turned 38, it wouldn’t be unreasonable for him to retire at the end of the year.
MATIAS SUAREZ
Injuries in recent years have complicated the career of one of the side’s most talented players and he shows it when he is in full swing. Although his desire is to finish his career with the Millionaire, he knows he is following Demichelis.
ELIAS GOMEZ
The ex-Argentinians are one of those who could not capitalize on the few opportunities he had, he was not called up for the series against Inter and in Núñez they hope that Nacional will continue his recruitment. It is one of those who has the exit door open.
Source: Goal