River’s top attacking trio set to face Unión in Copa Argentina 🔥 | OneFootball

River lost two points at the end of their visit to Lanús, and Marcelo Gallardo's reaction, along with the suspension of the press conference, showed his frustration with the draw. However, beyond the result, the coach's anger had a deeper origin: his team once again lacked performance. And that will have consequences.

First and foremost, except for the central duo composed of Lautaro Rivero and Juan Carlos Portillo, and Giuliano Galoppo with his determination in the area, none of the substitutes made a strong case to earn a spot. Meanwhile, on Thursday against Unión in the Copa Argentina, all the starters who rested will return with a previously unseen possibility: the trio of Maximiliano Salas-Sebastián Driussi-Facundo Colidio.

With the return of the former Racing player after his injury and at the same outstanding level he had before the knee sprain, there is no doubt that Gallardo will put him back in the starting eleven. He brings something different: a dose of momentum, intensity, and offensive voracity that was evident yesterday in 45 minutes on the field with the departure of Miguel Borja.

In this context, since the midfielders who played in the South did not perform up to par, with the exception of Galoppo, who would remain from the start, the coaching staff is strongly considering the possibility of playing with three well-defined forwards. In other words, what could be termed, in terms of names, as that ideal forward line that River has not yet enjoyed.

The ankle injury of Driussi prevented him from sharing the field with Salas since his controversial arrival from Racing due to the release clause; and then, vice versa: when the Gordo recovered, it coincided with the left-footed player being off the field for a few weeks. In the South, they paired up -for a while- for the first time, but Thursday in Mendoza could be the debut with Colidio included (he came on in the second half against Lanús).

Due to versatility and the ability to go to the flanks, logic indicates that in a trio, Colidio and Salas would go on the sides and Driussi would be River's central attacker. Due to his ease of dropping back and linking up, the Gordo could be a kind of false 9, with goal-scoring power and the ability to generate play and create spaces.

The probable River team for the Copa Argentina

Franco Armani; Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Paulo Díaz, Marcos Acuña; Ignacio Fernández, Enzo Pérez, Giuliano Galoppo; Maximiliano Salas, Sebastián Driussi, and Facundo Colidio.

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