Driussi or Colidio: Gallardo’s choice for River v Independiente | OneFootball

River has an excellent opportunity to leave behind the defeats suffered in the last month. Although last Saturday they defeated Talleres 2-0 in Córdoba for the Torneo Clausura, next Friday they will face Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza in the Copa Argentina semifinal. The match will begin at 22:10 and will be played at the Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba.

For this match, Marcelo Gallardo will recover two important players who were out due to injury, Enzo Pérez and Marcos Acuña. On the other hand, Lautaro Rivero, who left with discomfort against Talleres, will also be part of the lineup against La Lepra.

Gallardo and a doubt in attack Although he has not yet defined the starting eleven, Marcelo Gallardo has two options to accompany Maximiliano Salas in the attack: Facundo Colidio, who had a good performance against Talleres, and Sebastián Driussi, who recently returned from an injury.

Given this scenario, the probable lineup for River against Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza is: Franco Armani; Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Lautaro Rivero, Marcos Acuña; Giuliano Galoppo, Juan Carlos Portillo, Nacho Fernández, Juanfer Quintero; Maximiliano Salas and Facundo Colidio. In this way, the former Tigre attacker would win the spot over Gordo.

Colidio and Driussi's numbers in 2025

Marcelo Gallardo has rotated quite a bit in the offense so far this year. Since Maximiliano Salas secured his spot as a starter, Colidio has had more playing time than Driussi, although he has been less effective. Since the beginning of the year, Facundo Colidio has accumulated 2,748 minutes across 43 matches and scored 9 goals. Meanwhile, Sebastián Driussi has accumulated 1,839 minutes in 31 matches and scored 10 goals.

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