10/20/2020 18:30
Clarín.com
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Updated 10/20/2020 1:15 AM
River Plate receives the Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito with everything in its favor to win and be the leader of group D of the Copa Libertadores 2020
, in a hand-in-hand definition against the Ecuadorians in which only the victory serves Marcelo's team Gallant.
The Libertadores de América stadium of Independiente will be the stage where this meeting will be played
from 9:30 p.m. (Argentine time)
, with the arbitration of Chilean Roberto Tobar and
live and direct televising of ESPN 2
(channels 103 of Cablevisión and 623 of DirecTV).
Already classified as River Plate, Liga de Quito reaches the sixth and last date of the group with 12 points, against 10 of its rival
.
In this way, the visitor has two results in favor, the draw and the triumph, and in case of achieving a victory he could fight to be the best first in the group stage and be positioned to define the home in the next crossings.
Marcelo Gallardo goes in search of his third Libertadores.
(Reuters)
But they have to face the best Argentine team,
which is runner-up in America and in the tournament in their country
(Boca Juniors won the last attack tournament on the final date), which
since the resumption of the Libertadores won two games (2-1 San Pablo at home and Binacional 6-0 away) and tied the rest (2-2 against São Paulo)
.
To this he adds the 8-0 with which he had beaten the Peruvians of Binacional before the coronavirus pandemic was declared.
It has the highest scoring power of the phase, with 18 goals scored in five games
.
It only registers a defeat: 3-0 against the League in Quito
, when Marcelo Gallardo chose to bring an alternative formation to Ecuador and thus save players for the definition of the local tournament, which also ended up losing by its 1-1 draw in Tucumán against Atlético that favored the consecration of Boca (on that day he beat Gimnasia La Plata 1-0).
🗣️ Gallardo: "I decided that what had happened to all of us was an opportunity to value what we have. I value where I am, do what I do and with the passion with which I do it. I wanted to be here, with my people , and today I enjoy it much more than before. "
#GallardoEnVivo 🎙️ pic.twitter.com/tInFiYBxk8
- River Plate (@RiverPlate) October 19, 2020
But the favorable scenario for River is based on its own structure but also on the weaknesses of the visiting league
, a condition in which it beat the modest Binational 1 to 0, while in San Pablo it was beaten 3 to 0.
For the fourth time in the six cups played in Marcelo Gallardo's cycle, River wants to win his group, a benefit with an impact on the final phase draw, which will be drawn this Friday, one day after all the zones have been completed.
Finishing group D leader will allow River to face an opponent who has classified second in the round of 16 and define the key in local condition
, while improving its position among all qualifiers, which would also increase the home advantage for future crosses.
Chilean Paulo Díaz will replace the transferred Lucas Martínez Quarta.
(Reuters)
"Once you enter that phase and you begin to eliminate yourself directly, whoever touches you, it will always be complicated, there are many even teams," Gallardo analyzed about what he can bring to River from the round of 16.
And he added: "There are teams that become strong in direct elimination and after almost six months without playing, the analysis is relative. Argentine teams have players with rebellion in the face of the situation we were subjected to, and it happened like this: most of them are classified ”.
Liga, meanwhile, got all the points at stake since the return of the Copa Libertadores
with victories 1-0 and 4-0 against Binacional and 4-2 over San Pablo
.
The team led by the Uruguayan Pablo Repetto has a longer journey in the pandemic because the Ecuadorian championship resumed in August and since then they have played thirteen games at the local level.
Cristian Martinez celebrates his goal in the debut of the Quito and River League in the Cup, which ended with a 3-0 victory for the Ecuadorians.
(Reuters)
Regarding the last game, which was played before the FIFA date that marked the start of the South American Qualifiers, River suffered a significant loss: that of defender Lucas Martínez Quarta, who was transferred to Fiorentina in Italy.
Gallardo decided to give ownership to Chilean Paulo Díaz, to the detriment of Paraguayan Robert Rojas, the other natural candidate for the position of first defender.
That will be the only change in relation to the last game, the victory against San Pablo in Avellaneda, which ensured the pass to the round of 16.
The Quito team, which is led by the Uruguayan Pablo Repetto, has lost 3 to 2 against Independiente del Valle on the second date of the Ecuadorian championship.
🗣️ "It will be a tough game, we will try to do our thing and the idea is to be able to obtain the first position of the group. The same team will play as last time with the inclusion of Paulo Díaz for Martínez Quarta". # GallardoEnVivo 🎙️ pic .twitter.com / W08quFzw4l
- River Plate (@RiverPlate) October 19, 2020
"We are at a good level, but we are aware that we must continue to improve. We will face one of the favorites to win the Cup. The first thing we wanted was to qualify and not dispute the pass to the next away team and against Gallardo's team . We know the difficulty of the game. Now we have to fight for that first place, "said Repetto about his team's chances for this Tuesday.
The Ecuadorians plan to have the three Argentine footballers in their squad: goalkeeper Adrián Gabbarini and midfielders Lucas Villarruel and Lucas Piovi.
In the other match that closes group D, San Pablo receives Binacional
: with a draw or a win, the paulistas will finish third and will go on to play the Copa Sudamericana from the second phase.
Pablo Repetto, the Uruguayan coach of the Quito League.
(AP)
Possible formations
River Plate
: Franco Armani;
Gonzalo Montiel, Paulo Díaz, Javier Pinola, Milton Casco;
Ignacio Fernández, Enzo Pérez, Nicolás De la Cruz;
Julián Álvarez, Rafael Santos Borré and Matias Suárez.
DT
: Marcelo Gallardo.
Quito League
: Adrián Gabbarini;
Pedro Perlaza, Franklin Guerra, Moisés Corozo, Christian Cruz;
José Quinteros, Lucas Piovi, Lucas Villarruel, Adolfo Muñoz;
Junior Sornoza and Cristian Martínez.
DT
: Pablo Repetto.
Hours
: 9:30 p.m. (Argentine time).
TV
: ESPN 2.
Referee
: Roberto Tobar (Chile).
Stadium
: Libertadores de América (Local River).