River visit Talleres needing to end their football crisis | OneFootball

El Millonario faces a tough test in Córdoba against the T for 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 end their poor 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 Ariel Penel refereeing and TNT Sports broadcasting.

Marcelo Gallardo’s team is going through one of the most delicate moments of his tenure. Eliminated from the Copa Libertadores in the quarterfinals by Palmeiras, the Millonario has accumulated 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 only qualify them for the Phase 2 of the 2026 Copa Libertadores, a stage that Boca itself had to endure at the start of the year.

With pressure mounting and fans’ discontent, Gallardo seeks 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 eleven. The main absentee will be Marcos Acuña, who was ruled out due to discomfort in his left knee suffered against Rosario Central and was not called up.

For their part, Talleres arrives 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 in the last round and keep the relegation battle alive.

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

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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