River squad to face Carabobo, key absences and Castaño back | OneFootball

River left for Venezuela to face Carabobo this Thursday at 9:30 p.m. in Valencia for the fourth matchday of Copa Sudamericana Group H. With the round-of-16 match against San Lorenzo in the Apertura Tournament looming, Eduardo Coudet decided not to take some key members of his squad and called up Kevin Castaño again after he had been left out in recent matches.

The dramatic win over Red Bull Bragantino in Brazil allowed River to become the sole leader of its Sudamericana group with seven points. Even though Carabobo has six and could overtake them with a win, the round-of-16 derby against San Lorenzo is the coaching staff’s priority.

For this reason, key players such as Gonzalo Montiel, Lautaro Rivero, Marcos Acuña, Aníbal Moreno, and Tomás Galván stayed in Buenos Aires. It is worth noting that all of them, except for Cachete, started in last weekend’s 1-0 defeat to Atlético Tucumán.

In addition, Fausto Vera and Sebastián Driussi were also rested. They have already recovered from their respective injuries, but it was decided not to risk them so they can be in top condition for next Sunday’s clash against El Ciclón.

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