Superclásico River Plate and Boca Juniors

2024-02-25 19:40:00

River Plate and Boca Juniors, the two giants of soccer in Argentinawill face each other this Sunday at the Más Monumental stadium in a new edition of the Superclásico, valid for the interzonal date, the seventh of the Professional Football League Cup.

River will receive the needy Boca with the premise of achieve a victory that allows him to reaffirm his status as a candidate for the title. The match will take place at the Monumental stadium from 5 p.m., with the arbitration of Yael Falcón Pérez, who will be supported by Lucas Novelli in the VAR, and will be broadcast by TNT Sports and ESPN Premium.

With strong police guard, the bus that transported the Boca delegation arrived at the Monumental stadium to face the Superclásico against River and with the presence of president Juan Román Riquelme. The two buses that transported the Boca team and leaders left at 3:00 p.m. from the Buenos Aires downtown, headquarters of the team’s concentration led by Diego Martínez.

Xeneize goalkeeper Sergio “Chiquito” Romero said that “the superclásico is on par with a World Cup match.” Romero, who already played two Superclásicos but did not win any, assured that he will go for personal revenge. “We will try to do our job and win, we need the three points,” he assured.

For his part, Millonario’s defender, Leandro González Pirez, considered that “we try to do what we do on all the fields and here we feel very comfortable.” “We play at a different speed and it can give us another advantage. Boca is a great rival and is very tough,” he said.

Minutes after 1:00 p.m., the organization of the Mâs Monumental stadium allowed the entry of River fans who sold out tickets that week through the River ID page. However, a few minutes after the start of the match and due to the collapse of the public to enter the field, the Police confronted and fired rubber bullets at a group of fans who wanted to enter without tickets.

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River comes to this duel undefeated after six games, with three wins and the same number of draws. However, after a 1-1 draw against Banfield, they lost the leadership of Zone A.

For this commitment, the coach Martín Demichelis does not know if he will be able to count on the scorer Miguel Borjawho suffered a small tear against Atlético Tucumán: they waited for him until the last minute and the coach included him on the squad list.

The presence or not of the Colombian is the main doubt in the formation of the red band team, which hopes to have at least Borja among the substitutes, who took over the title by dint of goals, after the departure of Venezuelan Salomón Rondón .

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The team to play the Superclásico is almost confirmed, but the doubts go through two positions: the coach must define if he is betting on a more conservative scheme similar to what he has been using or if he is leaning towards something more offensive.

In the first case, there would be Nicolás Fonseca and Rodrigo Aliendro in the center of midfield, while the other alternative is for Rodrigo Villagra to play.

In addition, he still has to decide whether Andrés Herrera or Agustín Sant Anna will be on the right side, who has added several minutes since his arrival, but is not yet a permanent fixture.

For its part, Boca lost its undefeated record of the season last date by losing 2-1 to Lanús. In what will be the first superclásico for coach Diego Martínez, he will have the tough mission of changing the face of his team and putting an end to the bad streak against his longtime rival, who won the last two matches.

The coach only has one doubt in the middle of the field and it has to do with who will be the fourth midfielder to accompany Ezequiel Fernández, Cristian Medina and Kevin Zenón. The names that stand out are Jorman Campuzano or Luis Advíncula, although the latter would beat the Colombian.

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Confirmed team formations:

River: Franco Armani; Marcelo HerreraLeandro González Pirez, Paulo DíazEnzo Díaz; Rodrigo Villagra; Ignacio FernándezClaudio EcheverriEsequiel Barco; Pablo Solar and Facundo Collide. DT: Martín Demichelis.

Boca: Sergio Romero; Luis AdvinculaCristian MottoNicholas FigalLautaro Blanco; Jabez SaraleguiCristian MedinaEzequiel FernándezKevin Zeno; Miguel Merentiel and Edison Cavani. DT: Diego Martínez.