Coudet's plan: how he'll play in the Sudamericana, San Lorenzo in mind | OneFootball

With only three days of recovery before the round of 16 against San Lorenzo, the coaching staff’s idea is to field a mixed lineup against Carabobo, mostly made up of backups.

After calling River’s performance in the loss to Atlético Tucumán “terrible,” Eduardo Coudet will try to reset the squad’s mindset to find the spark needed to turn around a spell that, for now, still lacks any footballing direction. In a crucial stretch of the season, with both competitions in full swing, the coaching staff has started to map out the eleven for the visit to Carabobo, and the initial plan includes a mix of starters and substitutes.

Although Thursday’s match will pit them against the runner-up in Group H, in what is shaping up to be a key game for River’s qualification hopes, the coaching staff understands that, sitting top of the group after the win over Bragantino, the priority right now is the Apertura round of 16 against San Lorenzo.

As it is a knockout clásico and with tensions high because of the team’s inconsistent form, Chacho knows that the elimination clash against the Ciclón could be a turning point from which he cannot afford to emerge damaged. In that sense, internally, the idea being considered before departing for Venezuela is to field a team that protects several key players and is largely made up of alternates.

Since there will be only three days of rest before the round-of-16 clash at the Monumental, behind closed doors they do not want to take risks and will manage workloads, especially for those who played against el Decano, such as Marcos Acuña, Aníbal Moreno, Ian Subiabre, and Facundo Colidio, among others.

Now recovered from injury, Fausto Vera and Sebastián Driussi are two big names who could get some minutes in the Copa Sudamericana to regain match rhythm and push for a return to the starting lineup for the round-of-16 clash in the domestic competition, seen as the immediate objective for the half of the year. In any case, there will be greater certainty after Tuesday and Wednesday’s training sessions.

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