River and Estudiantes de La Plata will compete this Wednesday, from 9:10 p.m. at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in Córdoba, for the first Argentine soccer title of the year: that of champion of the Argentine Super Cup, a definition to which they acceded as champion of the Professional League (River) and the Argentine Cup ( Estudiantes ) during 2023. The match will be directed by Yael Falcón Pérez and can only be seen by subscribers to the Star + streaming signal. In the event of a tie during the ninety minutes of play, there will first be thirty minutes of overtime and then a definition by kicks from the penalty spot.
In truth, neither of them reaches one hundred of their possibilities: although they have not lost so far this season, River has drawn five of the last six games they played for the League Cup. They only defeated Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza 2-0 at home and the team has not shown solidity or reliability, which is why criticism of coach Martín Demichelis has been renewed, who was even whistled last week by the fans at the Monumental.
For its part, Estudiantes has declined after a provisional start with five wins and three draws in the initial eight dates of the Cup. They lost in their last two outings (2 to 1 with Platense in La Plata and 3 to 1 with Sarmiento in Junín ), with the exception that last weekend, their coach Eduardo Domínguez fielded an alternative team, reserving the starters for the final in Córdoba.
In River, Demichelis has two doubts to define the team, one in the background and another in the attack. In the first case, he has not yet decided whether the left back will be Milton Casco or Enzo Díaz. Going forward, it has not yet decided whether Pablo Solari or Facundo Colidio will accompany the Colombian scorer Miguel Borja, who with eleven goals scored in the last ten games (ten in the League Cup and one against Excursionistas in the Argentine Cup) is the main scoring card River. Whichever of the two starts as a starter will replace Claudio Echeverri, who will return to the substitute bench after having started on Saturday against Independiente in Avellaneda.
As for Estudiantes, the great news for coach Eduardo Domínguez is the recovery of full-back Eros Mancuso, who overcame a muscle injury and will play from the start. In addition, he will have Guido Carrillo at his disposal and the only absentee will be Pablo Piatti, who is still returning from an injury. At the moment, two unknowns also remain in the eleven: Gastón Benedetti or Eric Meza on the left side and Carrillo or the Colombian Edwin Cetré in the attack.
An extra spice of the final beyond the title dispute itself is that River will face Enzo Pérez, one of the last great idols of the institution who left the club at the end of last year on bad terms with coach Demichelis. . Knowing the dedication and commitment of the Mendoza native, the recognitions will end with the referee’s initial whistle. As soon as the ball starts rolling, Enzo Pérez will defend Estudiantes with the integrity and dedication that have characterized his great football career.
In addition to the first title of the year being at stake, the final between River and Estudiantes will be an unbeatable set-up for both teams ahead of the last four rounds of the League Cup (in which both teams are currently entering the quarterfinals) and at the beginning of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores that will be drawn next Monday the 18th in Paraguay and will begin to be played in April.
2024-03-13 03:01:00
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