The balance of River’s preseason will inevitably leave the bad taste of injuries that reduced a squad that had already been limited by seven casualties, three calls to the Pre-Olympic and a transfer market that at the moment did not add new faces with the exception of Nicolás Fonseca who arrived late due to a mid-year management. From the Champions Trophy River seems to be going through a path of thorns that in the last stretch of this preparation came with temperatures below zero and, this Saturday, with a bizarre minimum scenario, on a playing field prepared for American football that was also in poor condition.
For the rest, it will have helped Martín Demichelis to understand Where does your team stand to face 2024?: The match with Pachuca in freezing Dallas was the last test before the start of the competition in a week and leaves conclusions for what will come soon. To begin with, against the Tuzos, good news was one raised at the level of Matías Kranevitter to recover and distribute in a half of the field that generates a logical uncertainty due to the departures of Enzo Pérez and Nicolás de la Cruz: Colo had high shots on the field and good forward passes in a team that yesterday lacked finesse in the last stretches of the field. Another good one? Barco: even without being decisive in the last touch, the 21st is one pace ahead of the rest and can be seen with confidence and assuming more responsibilities. That’s without counting, of course, the level of Franco Armani who was the great figure on the field, one of the main reasons why River won with saves in line with his CV and the point at which several defensive lacks of coordination were extinguished. .
The other reason why River won, of course, is Miguel Ángel Borja: more committed than before to the sacrifice to throw himself to the sides to recover, the Colombian still continues to meet his scoring quota (he had already scored in the 45 minutes he played against the MLS team in the first test), even with a team that almost never generated favorable situations either from the middle or in the company of an erratic Collidium: Almost all the chances that CARP created were due to unforced errors in the weak exit of the group that had 9 to Rondón than to its own collective associations.
Although in summary, Perhaps the highlight of River’s time on Yankee soil has been Franco Mastantuono: The left-hander once again showed flashes of his quality, attitude to ask for it and face it and offensive vocation to think about the goal in front: in a few minutes, a clear situation was generated that ended in a left-footed shot that Carlos Moreno, the goalkeeper, managed to deflect. from Pachuca.
Of course, there are several points to improve. Maybe the most: the bottom line did not give much securityLanzini and Nacho drove but they were not entirely good, Fonseca in a few minutes made it clear that it will be difficult for him to adapt to the club…
But River goes. Is what you have enough for you? It depends for what. In any case, the answer is the team itself that seems to warn Demichelis that it needs some specific reinforcements…
The summary of River vs. Pachuca for a friendly match
(VIDEO) Mastantuono’s luxury: hat and he took it by the chest
Franco Mastantuono – 20-1-2024
Mastantuono’s little hat
(VIDEO) The summary of River’s victory against Pachuca
River Plate – 20-1-2024
River’s victory against Pachuca
The match ended: River 1 – Pachuca 0
Without doing much credit, River won against Pachuca 1-0 with a goal from Colombian Miguel Borja. Martín Demichelis’ team suffered too much and their great figure was Franco Armani, who scored several goals. The highest point of the Mexican team was Salomón Rondón, who had several chances.
45′ ST | Armani shined again!
Rondón turned and took a good shot that Armani contained, avoiding Pachuca’s tie.
40′ ST | Two changes in River
- Tobias Leiva by Facundo Collidium
- Agustín Ruberto by Miguel Borja
24′ ST | Change in River
- Franco Mastantuono, only 16 years old, by Esequiel Barco
22′ ST | Pachuca had it!
Alexéi Domínguez had a great opportunity, but the shot went slightly wide.
18′ ST | Three changes in River
- Nicolás Fonseca by Matías Kranevitter
- Paulo Díaz by Ramiro Funes Mori
- Agustín Palavecino by Nacho Fernández
15′ ST | Armani shined again!
Another mid-range bomb that River’s goalkeeper deactivates and sends to the corner.
(VIDEO) This was Borja’s goal for River vs. 1-0. Pachuca
Miguel Angel Borja – 20-1-2024
Borja scored 1-0 for River
8′ ST | Great save by Armani!
Miguel Rodríguez had an unbeatable chance to tie the game, but River’s goalkeeper beat him one-on-one and kept his team ahead.
5′ ST | ¡¡¡Gol de River!!!
Miguel Borja was left alone facing the goal and took a great cross shot to make it 1-0
2′ ST | Great play by River
El Millonario entered the area with just a touch and was close to the first. Rodrigo Aliendro did not finish the play well. He looked for a back pass when he could have finished.
Plugin started!
With the entry of Rodrigo Aliendro in place of Manuel Lanzini and David Martínez in place of Enzo Díaz, Millonario is now playing the second half against Pachuca.
Manuel Lanzini injured his right hamstring due to a blow in the friendly River – Pachuca.The first half is over!
River and Pachuca did not make a difference in the first 45 minutes and went into halftime tied without goals. Lanzini came out with a discomfort in the posterior.
River vs. Pachuca.39′ PT | The goalkeeper went far and Colidio couldn’t put it in
The former Tigre tried from above and, without a goalkeeper, could not score the 1-0.
38′ PT | First yellow card in River: Miguel Borja
The Colombian striker threw the ball far and earned the yellow card.
30′ PT | Another Armani save
Jesús Hernández tried from mid-range, but the shot went to the middle and River’s goalkeeper controlled it without problems.
23′ PT | Goalkeeper’s error and River was close to the first
The owner of the Pachuca arch came out of the bottom badly and gave it away. Nacho Fernández couldn’t get a placed shot and wasted a good chance to break the deadlock.
20′ PT | Rondón missed it!
Great center from the right side that the Venezuelan forward could not take advantage of. Salmon slipped and couldn’t get the shot off.
18′ PT | Good start from Rondón and another arrival from Pachuca
The Venezuelan turned well, assisted and went to the area to look for the center. Armani came out with just enough to cut off the shipment.
River vs Pachuca.15′ PT | The scoreboard does not move: River 0 – Pachuca 0
The curious field where River vs. plays. Pachuca.VIDEO | The play that Rondón invented that came close to being a goal
4′ PT | Rondón almost scored a great goal!
The Venezuelan striker stole it in the middle of the field and took a great shot that Franco Armani sent to the corner.
The match between River and Pachuca has begun!
River’s last formal rehearsal on its preseason tour of the United States began. This Saturday, El Millonario will face Salomón Rondón’s Pachuca in a friendly match at the Toyota Stadium in Texas. The first test was a 1-1 draw against Rayados de Monterrey, with a blooper from goalkeeper Centurión and a great goal from Yacaré Herrera.
River vs Pachuca.The formation of Pachuca to face River
Carlos Moreno; Sergio BarretoGustavo CabralAlonso AcevesRené LópezPedro PedrazaAlan BautistaErick SánchezJesus HernándezOussama Idrissi and Solomon Rondon. DT: Guillermo Almada.
The formation of Pachuca.Boat doing pre-competitive moves
Rondón reunited with his former teammates
Hugs and laughter between the Venezuelan striker and the River players before the friendly match.
Rondón reunited with his former teammates.Pachuca beats the match with River
Pachuca’s locker room at Toyota Stadium
(PHOTOS) This was River’s arrival at the stadium
The arrival of the Millionaire at the FC Dallas stadium (Photo: River).The substitutes that Martín Demichelis will have
Centurion, Funes Mori, Fonseca, Martinez, Palavecino, Zabala, Aliendro, Ruberto, Mastantuono, Leiva and Subiabre.
River with confirmed team to face Pachuca
Franco Armani; Andrés HerreraLeandro Gonzalez PirezPaulo DíazEnzo Díaz; Nacho FernándezMatias KranevitterEsequiel BarcoManuel What is it?; Miguel Borja and Facundo Collide. DT: Martin Demichelis.
River with confirmed formation to face Pachuca.River’s locker room is ready to receive the players
River’s locker room is ready for the game.This is what the FC Dallas stadium looks like one hour before the game
The FC Dallas stadium.When was the last time River lost to a team from Mexico?
River has not lost against a Mexican club for 16 years. The last fall was before Chivas de Guadalajara by 2 to 1 in a match corresponding to the quarterfinals of the 2008 Copa Sudamericana, which was played at the Monumental. Sebastián Abreu scored for the Millonario, while Omar Arellano and Marco Fabián scored for the visit.
Sebastian Abreu scored against Chivas for the Sudamericana (AFP).River’s history against Mexican teams
Throughout its history, the Millionaire faced clubs from Mexico on 26 occasions. River achieved 10 victories, while suffering seven defeats and nine draws. This will be the first time he faces Pachuca.
(VIDEO) Demichelis spoke about Mascherano after transferring Echeverri to the Sub 23
River Plate – 20-1-2024
Demichelis and his talk with Mascherano about El Diablito: “We told each other privately what we had to say to each other”
River’s casualties ahead of the friendly against Pachuca
- Sebastian Boselli: Called to the Uruguay Under-23 National Team for the Pre-Olympic
- Claudio Echeverri: Called to the Argentina U-23 National Team for the Pre-Olympic
- Pablo Solari: Called to the Argentina U-23 National Team for the Pre-Olympic
- Milton Casco: operation on the menisci
- Gonzalo Martinez: rupture of the cruciate ligament of the left knee
- Santiago Simon: dislocation of the metacarpal of the right hand
Pachuca’s last five games
- Blue Cross 0 – Pachuca 1 | Liga MX Apertura
- Tijuana 2 – Pachuca 3 | Liga MX Clausura
- Pachuca 0 – Monterrey 2 | Liga MX Clausura
- Atlas 0 – Pachuca 2 | Liga MX Clausura
- Pachuca 1 – Puebla 1 | MX League Closing
River’s last five games
- River 1 – Rayados de Monterrey 1 | Friendly
- River 2 – United States National Team 2 | Friendly
- Central Rosary 0 – River 2 | Champions Trophy
- River 0 (0) – Central Rosary 0 (2) | League Cup Semifinal
- River 2 – Belgrano 1 | 4ths. League Cup
River vs. Pachuca, in the stadium where Lionel Messi shone
He August 6, 2023, an Argentinian shone at the Toyota Stadium. It was nothing less than Lionel Messiwho was playing only his fourth game for Inter Miami and continued to demonstrate his status as the best player in the world.
On that night of the Leagues Cup round of 16 against Dallas FC as a visitor, He opened the scoring with a left footed shot from outside the area at 5′, scored a poisonous cross that forced a goal against for 3-4 and tied this great game at 40′ of the second half with a spectacular free kick into the corner. (later, in the penalty shootout, he scored his own).
What did Martín Demichelis say about Diablito Echeverri?
“I know that people have been asking for Claudio Echeverri since the middle of the year and I have always been talking to him about it. When he came up with us, training was very difficult for him and that’s why he went down to play in the Reserve. And even every time he went down to play in Reserve he didn’t finish the games and played 60 minutes,” he began by explaining in DT in an interview with journalist Hernán Santarsiero for Rock & River.
And he added: “After the Under 17 World Cup, Claudio came back prepared, I saw him with the preparation to be in the Primera and that is why he entered the semifinal of the League Cup against Rosario Central and played in the Champions Trophy. Sometimes people rush… “We are with the player day by day and we see when he is ready.”.
How is River’s transfer market going?
“The areas that we must fortify are clearly the Pity area, on the extreme side, and perhaps the winger and midfielder on the right, which was the function that Santi Simon had been fulfilling the most,” explained president Jorge Brito in dialogue with ESPN . And he added: “We talked about there could be one or two additions”.
(VIDEO) River suffered the low temperatures in the United States
River Plate – 20-1-2024
River players leave a short training session due to sub-zero temperatures
How is Inter Miami’s interest in Palavecino continuing?
Las Garzas, who this Friday began an extensive friendly tour that will include trips to Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Japan with Lionel Messi as the main attraction, They intend to take Pala on loan with a purchase option. While the contacts continue, the 27-year-old footballer continues preparing for the upcoming friendly in the United States under the orders of Martín Demichelis.
Facundo Colidio, the face of “River plays today!”
The renovations of Simón and Barco, two good news in River
Santiago Simon y Esequiel Boat They met with River leaders in the middle of the preseason that the team is doing in the United States to agree on their contract extension. As for Simón, a renewal and in the case of Barco, an improvement to his contract. The common denominator of their cases is that they both set the hook until 2026.
The climate that awaits River
As for the weather that radiates from outside, it will be warmer… Something that will clearly be necessary for the players because, as happened against Rayados de Monterrey, the cold will be the trend throughout the Texan afternoon: in Friscothe city where the field is located, it is predicted that by game time the temperature will not exceed two degreesso once again the champions, leggings, thermal shirts and even gloves will be key, an accessory that in Argentine soccer (and in many parts of South America) is not a custom at all.
A fairly low number marked by the thermometer, but even It is greater than that of this Friday’s trainingeAt the Dallas FC stadium: only -1°! at 2 p.m. in Argentina, which is 11 o’clock in that city. Fortunately for the team, the sun’s rays helped and will help, even though at this time of year they are not as strong in many places in the United States.
This is how Pachuca arrives at the friendly vs. River
Los Tuzos debuted in the Mexican league with a 1-0 victory on the visit to Cruz Azul with a gol of Salomon Rondon, brand new reinforcement of the team that arrived from River. In the Mexican team, all eyes will be on the Venezuelan striker, first because of the excitement of seeing him face his former team and then because of the expectations that his goal in his Liga MX debut will have aroused.
Salomon Rondon – 20-1-2024
Salomón Rondón debuted with a goal and victory in Pachuca
(VIDEO) River’s tie vs. Rayados de Monterrey
River Plate – 20-1-2024
Herrera’s great goal for River’s 1-1 against Rayados
River Plate – 20-1-2024
Rayados took the advantage
This is how River arrives at the friendly vs. Pachuca
Demichelis’ team comes from a 1-1 draw in a friendly against Rayados de Monterrey at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. This Saturday’s test will help the coach to continue shaping a changed team, now without Enzo Pérez or De la Cruz, and for the moment with the arrival of Nicolás Fonseca. In the preseason, River suffered the hard news of Pity Martínez’s ligament injury.
Demichelis did not confirm the team for this Saturday. Without Santiago Simón, who would miss almost two or three months due to a dislocation, the coach is waiting to recover Milton Casco y Ramiro Funes Mori so that they can add minutes in the preseason. However, his return would not be easy for this match.
Franco Mastantuono, in the friendly against Rayados de Monterrey. (River Press)Probable alignment of Pachuca against River
Carlos Moreno; René LópezJorge BerlangaSergio BarretoDaniel Aceves; Erick SánchezPedro PedrazaAlan Bautista; Oussama IdrissiJesus Hernández and Solomon Rondon. DT: Guillermo Almada.
Possible formation of River against Pachuca
Franco Armani; Andrés HerreraLeandro Gonzalez PirezRamiro Funes MoriEnzo Díaz; Nacho FernándezMatias KranevitterEsequiel BarcoManuel What is it?; Miguel Borja and Facundo Collide. DT: Martin Demichelis.
Time for River vs. Pachuca, country by country
- Argentina: 6:30 p.m.
- Brazil: 6:30 pm
- Uruguay: 6:30 p.m.
- Paradise: 6:30 p.m
- Chile: 18:30hs
- Venezuela: 5:30 p.m.
- Bolivia: 17:30hs
- Colombia: 16:30hs
- Ecuador: 4:30 p.m.
- Peru: 4:30 p.m.
- Mexico: 3:30 p.m.
When and at what time do River vs. play? Pachuca, for a friendly?
The match will be played this Saturday January 20 at 6:30 p.m. in Argentina at Texas Toyota Stadium in Dallas.
Where to watch River – Pachuca live and online, for a friendly?
The match will be broadcast on Star+. You will also be able to follow the minute by minute on the website of Oleas usual.