The day most awaited by football lovers came. River Plate and Boca Juniors will star in the first Superclassic of the year at Monumental Stadium. With a present that finds them both very well placed in their respective areas, Marcelo Gallardo and Sebastián Battaglia will return to face in one of the most important matches in the world. It will have the peculiarity that the Xeneize will be presented with the alternative yellow shirt that during the last week generated certain controversies.
The referee will be Darío Herrera and will have as assistants Juan Pablo Belatti (1) and Diego Bonfa (2); and Facundo Tello in the role of fourth official. It will be his fourth River-Boca. The first was in the round of 16 rematch of the Copa Libertadores 2015 when the classic was suspended in La Boca for the pepper spray attack on River players.
Then, for the local championship, he led Boca's 1-0 win, with a goal from Nicolás Lodeiro, on September 13, 2015 in Núñez; and in River's 3-1 victory at La Bombonera with goals from Gonzalo Martinez, Lucas Alario and Sebastián Driussi, on May 14, 2017. Fernando Gago discounted for the Xeneizes.
As far as the teams are concerned, Marcelo Gallardo surprised when he confirmed the eleven at the press conference he gave last Friday. The big doubt lay in the presence of Nicolás De la Cruz or the inclusion of Juan Fernando Quintero, who will finally wait among the alternates. River, one of the leaders of Zone A of the League Cup, will repeat against Boca the same formation with which he beat Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 4-0 last weekend. “I trust my team,” the Doll said.
For his part, defender David Martínez (recovering from a strain in the left knee internal ligament) was ruled out while striker Matías Suárez (discomfort in his right knee) is part of the list of concentrates and would be part of the relay roster. Former Belgrano de Córdoba added a few minutes against San Lorenzo and Deportivo Laferrere, for Copa Argentina, after a long inactivity due to the October 2021 operation that involved a cleaning of the joint.
On the side of Boca Juniors, the doubts that Battaglia maintained throughout the week focused on the presence of Darío Benedetto (injury to the peroneal muscle of his right leg) and Oscar Romero (right hamstring overload), who missed the last matches with the team. Those who appeared as drinking options are the juveniles Luis Vazquez and Aaron Molinas, with good performances against Estudiantes de La Plata.
Both Pipa and Paraguayan were included by the coaching staff in the list of concentrates. In principle, the 9th will go from the start and the Guaraní will be a spare part: that is, Molinas will start from minute zero.
Marcos Rojo, who was absent from a practice due to a slight inconvenience, will be from the game. It is worth remembering that Carlos Izquierdoz will be absent for at least three months due to a fracture in the fifth metatarsal bone of the left foot, suffered before Pincha. Cali underwent surgery and has already begun its rehabilitation. The Peruvian Carlos Zambrano will be the one to cover that square in the central back. Finally, Diego Pulpo González, also ruled out, continues his recovery from a tear in his right hamstring, suffered on February 28.
The other novelty of the “Mundo Boca” is that it will use the alternative yellow t-shirt that it premiered in La Plata last weekend. The last time Boca wore a different jacket to River was in the friendly Superclassic of the summer of 2010, when the Millionaires won 3-1 in Mendoza and then by penalties in Mar del Plata. On that occasion, a blue and yellow t-shirt with horizontal and vertical stripes was worn as the Swedish flag.
COMPARISON TABLE OF RIVER PLATE AND BOCA JUNIORS IN THE LA LIGA CUP
PROBABLE FORMATIONS:
River Plate: Franco Armani; Robert Rojas, Paulo Diaz, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, Milton Casco; Enzo Perez; Enzo Fernández; Santiago Simon, Nicolas De La Cruz, Esequiel Barco; and Julian Alvarez. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Boca Juniors: Agustín Rossi; Luis Advíncula, Carlos Zambrano, Marcos Rojo, Frank Fabra; Cristian Medina, Guillermo Fernández, Juan Ramirez; Aaron Molinas; Sebastian Villa and Dario Benedetto. DT: Sebastian Battaglia.
Referee: Dario Herrera
Stadium: Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Monumental)
Hora: 19.00
TV: Fox Sports Premium y TNT Sports
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