The millionaire team will recover a key piece for the duel against Cacique, who could not participate in the victory against Boca Juniors due to injury. Against the xeneize, the Muñeco broke a new record with the blood strip. In addition, they prepare a symbolic preview to face the quarterfinal match of the Copa Libertadores.
In Flat River they go for everything The millionaire team beat Boca Juniors on their visit to La Bombonera and now travel to Colo Colo.
The Blood Gang Team had an alternate team to face their biggest rival . Of the eleven players registered to play at the Monumental de Macul, eight did not leave the starting line-up. Only Franco Armani, Fabricio Bustos and Paulo Díaz were starters. The latter is the product of the expulsion experienced in the first leg, so he is marginalized in the second leg.
Apart from the star team were Germán Pezzella, Marcos Acuña, Matías Kranevitter, Nacho Fernández, Maximiliano Meza, Claudio Echeverri and Miguel Borja. In the case of Meza was excluded from the call-up due to physical discomfort he had been feeling since the match in Santiago, particularly in the left adductor. However, In River they received the best news. During this Sunday, the midfielder trained alongside his teammates and will be available for Marcelo Gallardo .
Now the coach has to decide which team he will receive Colo Colo with. You also have to decide on the scheme, because it usually varies. It is no surprise that he plays 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3. He has also tried 4-4-2 and even 3-4-1-2, just like he did against Xeneize. The breadth of his roster allows him to find the pieces needed to change.
With everything against Colo Colo and a new brand
Gallardo will not hold anything back. He himself assured him. Their goal is Tuesday’s duel against Colo Colo . It is not for nothing that he decided to field an alternative team against his biggest rival.”We had to manage the loads. We had a very difficult match in Chile and the classic fell on us in the middle. We had to play with a lot of energy. The fact that I didn’t have another day of recovery forced me to rely on guys who were ready to play and who had trained for it. “They were up to it, they played a great game,” he said after the win against Boca.
And the equation turned out as expected. “A classic can never be neglected because it always leaves consequences. If we had lost today, we would have had a sequel, even though we knew we were focused on Tuesday. It’s always difficult to lose it and it gives you a lot of joy when you win it. ” continued the Doll.
Regardless of the complex context, marked by wear and tear, little rest, a hostile visit to his main rival, an alternative team and the concentration on another competition; Gallardo also boasts of the result. The coach equaled the mark of Ángel Labruna, another former historic player and former coach of River Plate. Both are two of the greatest idols of the institution.
Both have accumulated nine victories in the Argentine football Superclásicos and they surpass Renato Cesarini, one of the managers of La Maquina, a team that marked an era of Argentine football in the 40s. So, He was four wins away from the record of José María Minella, another of the club’s fathers, who was also part of that era.
In this sense, Angel’s youngest son, Omar, in an interview with La Tercera, spoke about the meeting in front of the Cacique.It will be a close game, but River will win this series. Playing on this field will be very difficult for Colo Colo. But it lasts 90 minutes and in football, nothing is said. They are very tight matches, in which you can’t make a mistake. I don’t think River has two or three goals ahead, but it has a slight advantage,” predicted the former River player and former coach of the Cacique.
A symbolic concentration
River’s celebration extended to the locker room. And of course, the millionaires celebrated their victory against their classic rival with a logical intensity. However, This one remained there, only in the locker room of La Bombonera.
Logically, the Blood Band team could not afford any lack of concentration, since the crucial duel with Colo Colo will take place only three days after the match against Xeneize. In Gallardo’s plans, this has logically been taken into account.
Lately, the team has usually met at the Hilton Hotel, located in Puerto Madero. since the multiple works were carried out in the Más Monumental and in a large part of the club’s facilities. However, the Doll took the symbolic decision to face the match in front of the Chief.
River will spend Monday night on the first floor of the venue located in Núñez, in a private and high-quality concentration specially prepared to cover the comfort and needs both from the team and the technical staff.
An exception will be made, since in recent years they have travelled for the previews of the matches. Now, before the return leg of the Libertadores quarter-finals, no machine will move.
Comfort increases considerably, since the transfer from Puerto Madero and After Monday’s training, the players will only have to go up one floor to reach their respective rooms. They will also obtain isolation from any type of external noise, in addition to being protected by the familiarity of the place where they operate.

Source: Latercera

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