River’s line-up to face Estudiantes in the Torneo Clausura | OneFootball

After a two-week break thanks to the FIFA date, River returns to focus on the Clausura Tournament. This Saturday, from 7pm, they will visit Estudiantes in La Plata for the eighth round of Group B and Marcelo Gallardo will resort to some rotation, as on Wednesday they will have to face Palmeiras in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals.

Despite the tranquility that the time off for the double round of qualifiers gave him, the Doll only yesterday got back the selected ones. For this reason, their presence at Uno is in doubt: Kevin Castaño, Juan Fernando Quintero, Paulo Díaz, Matías Galarza and the Argentines Marcos Acuña and Gonzalo Montiel, who had rejoined a day earlier, will be evaluated to decide whether they play or not.

The truth is that, coming from a stop, the idea is to put the best possible team on the field to gain momentum and settle in Group B of the Clausura Tournament. Without taking risks, the Millionaire will go to win in La Plata with a team made up mostly of starting players.

In defense, Montiel could give his place to Fabricio Bustos, since he was a starter in Argentina's defeat against Ecuador and, in addition, his replacement has proven to be up to the task. In the back, Lucas Martínez Quarta would play alongside Lautaro Rivero, preserving Paulo Díaz, who played 180 minutes with the Chilean National Team.

In the middle, if Enzo Pérez and Ignacio Fernández are well, they would start. The idea is for the two experienced midfielders to gain minutes and arrive sharp for the Copa Libertadores match. In addition, it would be Gallardo's opportunity to test the captain alongside Juan Carlos Portillo, seeking greater physical presence in the middle. The fourth midfielder would be Castaño or Giuliano Galoppo, who will definitely become a River player in the next few hours.

Up front, Maximiliano Salas and Sebastián Driussi would play together to continue oiling the functioning of the coach's favorite duo. Surely, they will not complete the 90 minutes and will have Facundo Colidio and Miguel Ángel Borja as alternatives in the second half. In addition, pending confirmation of the list of called up players, Ian Subiabre and Bautista Dadín will surely be there.

The probable formation of River vs. Estudiantes, for the Clausura Tournament Franco Armani; Gonzalo Montiel or Fabricio Bustos, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Lautaro Rivero, Marcos Acuña; Kevin Castaño or Giuliano Galoppo, Juan Carlos Portillo; Enzo Pérez, Ignacio Fernández; Maximiliano Salas and Sebastián Driussi. Coach: Marcelo Gallardo.

The details of Estudiantes vs. River, for the Clausura Tournament Time: 7:00 PM.

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