River Plate, leader of the Professional Soccer League (LPF) but last in group D of the Copa Libertadores, will receive this Wednesday the leader Fluminense, from Brazil, with the obligation to win to have a chance of qualifying for the round of 16.
The match corresponding to the fifth and penultimate date will be played at the Monumental stadium from 9:30 p.m., with Colombian Wilmar Roldán refereeing and will be broadcast on Fox Sports and Star+.
The team led by Martín Demichelis will play a large part of their football year against Fluminense, the leading player in the area, who will seek to seal their classification.
The “Millionaire” has 4 points and is in the last position since he has a worse goal difference than Sporting Cristal, from Peru, with whom he drew 1-1 in Lima in his last appearance.
Fluminense leads group D with 9 points and with a victory in Núñez they will ensure the classification and practically the first place.
River reached this uncomfortable situation in the Copa Libertadores due to the defeats at the height of La Paz against The Strongest (3-1) in the debut and the defeat (5-1) suffered in Rio de Janeiro against his rival this Wednesday.
The only points for Demichelis’s team were against Sporting Cristal since they beat them at the Monumental, with suffering, 4-2 and in Peru they salvaged a 1-1 draw.
Unlike what happened in Marcelo Gallardo’s cycle, it costs River more in the South American contest than in the LPF and he needs a victory to continue depending on himself and reach the last date against The Strongest, from Bolivia , at home with the possibility of passing the round.
In the local tournament, the “Millionaire” has already passed half of the competition and remains the leader with a difference of four points with his new escort, Talleres de Córdoba.
The distance can be up to seven since River must complete the match against Defensa y Justicia that was suspended last Sunday due to the death of fan Pablo Serrano.
In the midst of a climate of mourning, River will play again before its people in a “final” that will define the course of the team in the remainder of 2023.
For this momentous match, Demichelis will not be able to count on the midfielder and captain, Enzo Pérez, who reached the limit of yellow cards and also has a knee injury.
Added to this is the fact that defender Enzo Díaz continues to recover from a sprained right knee and is still not available to the coaching staff.
The draw against Vélez Sarsfield (2-2) in Liniers exposed the drop in the performance of the defense and goalkeeper Franco Armani, who was supported by the public in the previous match against “Halcón”.
Fluminense arrives as the leader of the group but is not in the same tune as it was when they thrashed River 5-1 at the Maracana stadium.
The team led by Fernando Diniz returned to victory on Sunday after five games and four losses in a row after beating Bragantino (2-1) at home for “Brasileirao”.
In the middle, the “Flu” was eliminated from the Brazil Cup, one of the most important tournaments in the country, against Flamengo, its classic rival, and deepened the football crisis.
The Argentine striker Germán Cano, author of three goals in the 5-1, will play a special match as he will complete 100 appearances with Fluminense.
Wearing the “tricolor” shirt, the former Lanús scored 68 goals in 99 games and also provided 6 assists.
Fluminense also has important casualties since the left back Marcelo, former Real Madrid, did not travel due to a muscle injury and joined the list that already had Keno and Alexsander.
Probable formations
River Plate: Franco Armani; Andres Herrera, Paulo Diaz or Robert Rojas, Leandro Gonzalez Perez and Milton Casco; Rodrigo Aliendro, Nicholas De la Cruz, Ignatius Fernandez, Ezequiel Ship; Michael Borja and Lucas Beltran. DT: Martin Demichelis.
Fluminense: Fabio; Samuel Xavier, Nino, Philip Melo or Manoel and Guga; Lima, Andrew, Martinelli and Jhon Arias; Goose and Germain Cano. DT: Fernando Diniz.
Time: 21:30
Stadium: Monumental
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
VAR: David Rodriguez (Colombia)
TV: Fox Sports y Star+.
2023-06-06 17:29:00
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