After the turbulent week about his statements, the Millionaire coach tests football players without filming in a friendly match.
River wants to recover, after the painful elimination from the Copa Libertadores and the defeats against Argentinos and Vélez for the League Cup, the team was involved in the controversy. Martín Demichelis gave journalists an ‘off’ where he spoke more than he should have, the media repeated his words and the leaks that reached the footballers started and caused a short circuit between the team and the technical staff. Is the storm over? and with talks between both parties, the Millionaire takes advantage of the FIFA date to play a friendly match against the Catholic University of Chile.
River’s match in 2023
The coach’s intention is to evaluate new football players or players who do not have much experience yet. Among them is the last reinforcement, Sebastian Boselli but also Matias Kranevitter, who returned from a serious injury this year and Andres Herrerawho lost his position for football reasons, but they have not been able to find a variant for him.
It is also possible that Bruno Zuculini added minutes again after recovering from the partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left leg that he suffered on February 7 this year.
Up front, Miguel Borja has all the numbers to keep the position after the departure of Salomón Rondón with his national team to play the qualifiers.
THE CASES OF RIVER FOR THE FRIENDLY WITH THE CATHOLIC
Those called up are:
- Archers: Centurion and Lavagnino.
- Defenders: Herrera, Casco, Enzo Diaz, Maidana, David Martinez, Paulo Diaz, Funes Mori, Mammana, Boselli.
- Midfielders: Enzo Pérez, Palavecino, Kraneviter, Zuculini, Nacho Fernández, Lanzini, Esequiel Barco, Claudio Echeverri.
- Forward: Colidio, Suarez, Borja.
The formation of River versus Universidad Católica
In the absence of confirmation, the eleven could be: Ezequiel Centurion; Milton Casco, Paulo Diaz, Ramiro Funes Mori, Enzo Diaz; Enzo Perez, Agustin Palavecino; Nacho Fernández, Manuel Lanzini, Facundo Colidio; Miguel Borja.
Source: Goal