River visit Talleres needing to end their football crisis | OneFootball

El Millonario faces a tough stop in Córdoba against the T on matchday 13 of the Clausura Tournament.

After the blow of the defeat to Sarmiento at the Monumental, River Plate will face Talleres de Córdoba with the obligation to win to put an end to their bad run and regain ground in the annual table. The match, corresponding to matchday 13 of the Clausura Tournament, will be played this Saturday from 8:30 p.m. at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium, with refereeing by Ariel Penel and broadcast on TNT Sports.

Marcelo Gallardo’s team is going through one of the most delicate moments of his tenure. Knocked out of the Copa Libertadores in the quarterfinals by Palmeiras, the Millonario have four consecutive defeats in the Clausura, including the recent 1–0 loss to the Verde de Junín. These results left them fifth in Zone B and third in the annual table, a position that for now would barely qualify them for the Phase 2 of the 2026 Copa Libertadores, a stage that Boca themselves suffered earlier this year.

With pressure mounting and fans’ discontent, Gallardo is looking to end the negative streak with a win that brings calm. To that end, the coach will welcome back several key pieces: Gonzalo Montiel, Lautaro Rivero, Juan Portillo, Kevin Castaño and Juan Fernando Quintero will return to the starting XI. The main absence will be Marcos Acuña, who was ruled out due to a discomfort in his left knee suffered against Rosario Central and was not called up.

For their part, Talleres arrive motivated after a last-gasp win over Gimnasia at El Bosque, which allowed them to move away from the red zone of the annual table. However, Carlos Tevez’s team cannot relax: Sarmiento, San Martín de San Juan and Aldosivi also won on the last matchday and keep the relegation battle alive.

A victory over River, besides giving them breathing room in the fight against relegation, would bring them closer to the round-of-16 qualification zone: with 14 points and in 11th place, the T are just one point away from the goal.

Probable lineups

Talleres (Córdoba): Guido Herrera; Augusto Schott, Matías Catalán, José Palomino, Gabriel Báez; Mateo Cáceres, Ulises Ortegoza, Matías Galarza; Rick, Federico Girotti, Valentín Depietri. Coach: Carlos Tevez.

River Plate: Franco Armani; Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Lautaro Rivero, Milton Casco; Kevin Castaño, Juan Carlos Portillo, Giuliano Galoppo; Juan Fernando Quintero; Maximiliano Salas, Sebastián Driussi or Facundo Colidio. Coach: Marcelo Gallardo.

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