Talleres to face Gimnasia de Mendoza, ex-Unión Fascendini starts | OneFootball

Talleres heads into this Monday’s match with more questions than certainties. Jorge Sampaoli’s team will visit Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza starting at 9:30 p.m. at the Víctor Legrotaglie stadium, for the fifth round of Zone A in the Professional League Clausura, in a match refereed by Andrés Gariano.

The Albiazul lineup has not yet been confirmed, and the coach is weighing alternatives after the heavy 3-0 defeat to Lanús, the worst loss of the Sampaoli era so far. Some players have a real chance of coming in, while others could lose their place in the team.

Among the changes gaining the most traction are Valentín Fascendini and Valentín Depietri. The defender could return to the starting lineup to strengthen the back line, while Depietri could partner Rick in attack.

There could also be an important new development in midfield. Youngster Emiliano Chiavassa is emerging as an option to start, in a change that would give the middle of the park a different profile.

On the other hand, Santiago Fernández, Ronaldo Martínez and Timoteo Chamorro are the three players who could drop out of the starting lineup, respectively. Ronaldo Martínez’s exclusion would be one of the most significant decisions, considering the Paraguayan has been one of the team’s main attacking references.

But the big question is the tactical setup. Will Talleres play with a back four or a back five? Sampaoli has been using different structures and still does not seem to have found a definitive formula.

In fact, at the press conference after the match against Lanús, the coach explained that his team had gone out to play with four defenders, regardless of the interpretations sparked by the team’s shape during the game. This Monday, against Gimnasia de Mendoza, it remains to be seen whether he sticks with that idea or returns to a back five.

The truth is that Talleres’ likely XI for the match at the Legrotaglie would be: Ezequiel Unsain; Augusto Schott, Valentín Fascendini, Román Riquelme and Alexandro Maidana; Emiliano Chiavassa, Federico Fattori, Matías Galarza and Franco Cristaldo; Rick and Valentín Depietri.

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