Next Sunday against Banfield at the Monumental will be a crucial match for coach
Martín Demichelis
.
First, he will seek to leave behind the controversy that was generated by
the challenge to the authority of Esequiel Barco
during the game against Atlético Tucumán;
Second, and after the confirmation of
Miguel Borja's injury
, he will give training to some footballers whom he intends to have ready for the Superclásico on Sunday the 25th against Boca.
The foam of the scandal over Barco's refusal to give the penalty to Borja subsided.
Demichelis' good performance had a lot to do with calming the waters in the press conference after the goalless draw in Tucumán.
"Barco apologized because he is not egocentric and he is not a boy who thinks only about himself. In this case he did not want to give the ball, but you learn from everything and you will surely take away a great experience.
What we have to talk about indoors we talked about
"
Micho said.
Will Barco start against Banfield or will the sanction continue?
Demichelis' intention is to pardon the midfielder;
He considers that the lesson was already given with the halftime start in Tucumán.
Furthermore, Boca appears on the horizon and the coach does not intend to take away the confidence of one of the most unstable players on the team.
Esequiel Barco looks at the sky after missing the second penalty for River against Atlético Tucumán.
Boca's presence in the rearview mirror becomes increasingly gigantic: the coach knows what that classic means to the fans.
Last year,
River won the two that were played
and that was a medal that the Córdoba coach won.
And there are footballers who Demichelis will give training against the Drill already thinking about the duel against those led by Diego Martínez.
In defense,
full-back Marcelo Herrera
continues to give the same doubts as always and one possibility is that
Agustín Sant'Anna
plays against Banfield to begin to emerge as a starter against Boca.
The rest of the performers come from memory:
Paulo Díaz, Leandro González Pirez and Enzo Díaz
.
The question mark in midfield is Nicolás Fonseca.
The Uruguayan went from less to more, but he is a midfielder who struggles with physical contact.
He usually loses more than he wins.
The best thing about his game is the pass
between the lines
.
As it is assumed that the Superclásico will have strong legs,
the presence of Rodrigo Villagra will be important
.
And for him to arrive with rhythm for the clash with Boca, he will add minutes this Sunday against Banfield.
Ignacio Fernández and Barco will start both games, while
Rodrigo Aliendro
cannot find his level and is in doubt.
The good thing for Demichelis: he recovers the injured
Matías Kranevitter and Manuel Lanzini
.
And Facundo Colidio's companion will be the big topic of the Superclásico preview.
Miguel Borja has a small muscle injury in his left adductor and is in doubt.
There are four alternatives to replace him and we will have to be attentive to the messages that Demichelis sends in the game with Banfield.
Pablo Solari
returned from the U-23 Olympic Qualifiers and is one of the candidates.
From further back runs the youthful Agustín Ruberto.
Another possibility is that Franco Mastantuono
comes in
as a midfielder and that Nacho Fernández moves forward a couple of meters.
The last alternative is Claudio
Diablito
Echeverri to play as a midfielder.
Banfield appears in River, in a match to leave some ghosts behind and to start preparing for the Superclásico against Boca.