River to field young side vs Atlético Tucumán, focus on Libertadores | OneFootball

River has no time for lamentations and is already turning the page after the defeat with Palmeiras at the Monumental, not only thinking about the rematch, the absolute priority, but also about its commitment with Atlético Tucumán this Saturday. For the Millonario, matchday 9 of the Clausura Tournament is a nuisance because it overlaps with the Copa Libertadores tie, which is why Marcelo Gallardo will field a substitute eleven full of youngsters.

The team will only start to be defined in the last training session this afternoon, minutes after a list of called-up players is announced that will not have many starters and in which the club's youngsters will abound. The message is clear: all guns are pointing to Wednesday in Brazil, for the return of the quarterfinals.

Although River is first in Group B and must get a good result in Tucuman lands so that Deportivo Riestra (second with two points less) does not snatch the top spot, the truth is that it has a comfortable margin thinking about qualification for decisive stages. Therefore, and considering that Palmeiras is the most important match of the year, the Doll will field a completely alternative lineup.

A sign that this scenario is throbbing is that Juan Cruz Meza and Bautista Dadín only played one half in River's Reserve victory against Malevo this Thursday. Both will travel to Tucumán and even have concrete chances of starting.

In this line, other youngsters like Santiago Lencina, Agustín de la Cuesta and even Ian Subiabre, who is negotiating his renewal to define his participation in the U20 World Cup, are lined up to play on Saturday at 9.15 pm at the Monumental José Fierro Stadium.

With the list of called-up players and the last evening practice this Friday, Gallardo will give more shape and certainty to a plan strictly thought out for the return with Palmeiras in the Copa Libertadores. River must turn the series around in Brazil and cannot afford to lose any key piece in Tucumán.

The probable formation of River vs. Atlético Tucumán Jeremías Ledesma; Fabricio Bustos, Sebastián Boselli, Ulises Giménez, Milton Casco; Santiago Lencina, Agustín De La Cuesta, Juan Cruz Meza, Matías Galarza; Ian Subiabre and Bautista Dadín.

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