River’s three young stars now training with the first team | OneFootball

As they return to training, the three youngsters will join Marcelo Gallardo’s squad and hope to earn a place in the squad list for Saturday’s match against Talleres in Córdoba.

There is practically nothing Marcelo Gallardo can salvage from River’s recent matches. Only the emergence of some youngsters, who showed in just a few minutes that they’re up to the context and who will return to train with the first team this Tuesday.

Thiago Acosta and Leonel Jaime earned on the field the chance to return to be among the senior squad, while Franco Jaroszewicz will remain while Jeremías Ledesma recovers and Santiago Beltrán continues as a sparring partner for the Argentina national team.

Although it will be just the first practice of the week, and still without the six players called up by South American national teams, the course of the coming days could see them once again included in the list of players traveling to Córdoba to face Talleres next Saturday.

The three cases are different. Jaroszewicz was among the substitutes due to Conan’s injury and Beltrán’s absence, who is expected to return next Thursday from the national team tour. The kid will keep training with the first team in the coming days, especially if the former Central man does not recover.

Meanwhile, Acosta depends on other factors. His natural position is as a creative midfielder, but he played as a holding midfielder because of Enzo Pérez’s injury, Juan Carlos Portillo’s sending-off, and Kevin Castaño’s call-up. Against an opponent that wasn’t going to contest possession in midfield, Marcelo Gallardo decided to hand him his debut as a ‘5’, and the kid delivered. With the possibility that all those mentioned return on Saturday, we’ll have to see if the Muñeco includes him as a more offensive alternative.

Lastly, there’s Jaime. After contract renewal negotiations dragged on—ultimately finalized with a $100 million release clause—the skillful 19-year-old left-footer was called up for the first time and made his debut wearing the River shirt.

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