River’s strikers proving to be the real curse in recent matches | OneFootball

The lack of goals is another symptom of a team that reaches the crucial moment of the season at its worst. The Superclásico presents itself as an opportunity to come up for air, but also as a threat with very heavy consequences.

River is living through an agonizing present that has it on the edge of the abyss. Four consecutive home defeats (its worst record since 1926!) and the terrible footballing moment have the players and, for the first time, Marcelo Gallardo himself at the center of the storm. Just days away from a Superclásico that could mark a definitive turning point, one of the many problems to solve is the lack of goals from its forwards.

The most representative image of this moment for the Millonario was Miguel Borja’s missed penalty in the last minute of the defeat against Gimnasia. The Colombian is now the symbol of a team in free fall, although he was also the last attacker to score a goal: against Rosario Central, at the Gigante de Arroyito.

It’s already been four matches since a forward last scored. In between came the defeat to Sarmiento, the win over Talleres (goals by Montiel and Maxi Meza), the elimination on penalties from the Copa Argentina after a 0-0 draw with Independiente Rivadavia, and the latest loss to El Lobo at the Monumental.

The Hummingbird is the only natural goal scorer in the squad, but his drought now seems almost irreversible. The star signing for this semester, Maximiliano Salas, is not a classic striker, although he had shown a natural relationship with scoring in his first matches. That has disappeared, and the former Racing player has now sunk into the general mediocrity.

To this lack of efficiency, you have to add the curse of injuries. Sebastián Driussi is in the process of recovering from the muscle discomfort that forced him off against Lepra mendocina, and Facundo Colidio suffered a tear in his left hamstring last Sunday, already ruled out for the matches against Boca and Vélez.

For the visit to the Bombonera, Gallardo hopes to be able to count on Driussi again and add him to the attack alongside Salas. Far from being a guarantee, this is River’s ideal forward line, with Borja himself as an alternative for the center of the attack and the youngsters Ian Subiabre and Cristian Jaime to open up the field.

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