Although it may seem incredible,
River has already reached a Superclásico losing in the previous game with a 5-goal win
, just as it happened in the
Maracana
against Fluminense.
And the craziest thing is that he didn't pass her once, but twice.
Thus, it will be the third occasion in which it is measured against Boca after having received 5 goals.
How did he do on previous occasions?
He lost in both...
The memory for River is bad, of course.
The first time happened in 1991 with
Daniel Alberto Passarella
as coach.
On March 17,
River fell 5-2 to Racing
at the
Cilindro
and 3 days later they had to face
Boca
at the
Monumental
for the Copa Libertadores.
It was a 2-0 victory for the visit with a double by
Gabriel Batistuta
, the first from a penalty and the second from a header.
The second precedent corresponds to 2002. On October 20,
Banfield thrashed River 5-0 in a memorable game that only lasted 67 minutes due to incidents in the visiting stands
.
And a week later,
Boca gave the blow at the Monumental by winning 2-1
, the afternoon of the goals of
Marcelo Alejandro Delgado
, while
Esteban Fuertes
had scored the partial tie.
Oblivious to statistical issues,
Martín Demichelis works thinking about Boca
, how to hurt him and how to defend himself against possible attacks.
What the millionaire coach focuses the most on is the second because the team has shown shortcomings in setbacks.
And, behind closed doors, in the coaching staff they consider it possible for Jorge Almirón's cast to play counterattack at the Monumental.
River comes from suffering a blow at the Maracana.
Photo: REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
To counter the runs by
Sebastián Villa
and
Luis Advíncula
, the defensive triangle made up of the two defenders and the central midfielder will have to be very attentive.
Leandro González Pirez and Enzo Pérez have their place guaranteed for Sunday
, while
Paulo Díaz will be waited until the last moment
, who trained this Thursday alongside his teammates.
In the event that the Chilean does not arrive (he is recovering from a muscle strain in the left femoral biceps),
Emanuel Mammana
will play , with a weak performance against Fluminense and who is also suffering from discomfort in one of his knees.
The presence of Paulo Díaz is fundamental because he is the defender who best knows how to run backwards against rival counters, beyond the fact that he usually risks more in the starts or in high pressure.
The central defenders and Enzo Pérez will be joined by Milton Casco on the right sector, who will close much more than
Enzo Díaz
will on the other side.
Thus, with Casco, Pérez (or Aliendro, depending on the play), Paulo Díaz and González Pirez, R
iver will be prepared to counteract the runs of the Boca sprinters
.
After all, there is not so much science: it is always about having one more footballer than the rival in each of the runs.
The rest of the team will be the same that comes from losing badly to Fluminense, with Nicolás De la Cruz, Ignacio Fernández -of weak present- and Esequiel Barco in the creative part, and with Lucas Beltrán as the only reference.
Or will Demichelis bet on the inclusion of a striker for one of the midfielders?
look also
The religious faith of Jorge Almirón and the statistical curiosity that allows Boca to believe in a smile in the Superclásico
The crossing between Defensores de Belgrano and Excursionistas bars and a rude failure of the police operation
Charly Alcaraz, about the collection to save Independiente: "If it's for me, let them go to B"