River Plate will have their second friendly match of the year this Saturday, when they face from 9:30 p.m. Colombian Millionaires, within the framework of the North American tour carried out by the Núñez team in the United States. The meeting can be seen live through the platform Star +.
It will be the third game under the technical leadership of Cordoba Martin Demichelis (previously recorded a loss on penalties against Unión La Calera and a 1-0 win against Monterrey). It will be played at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.
The Núñez club is getting ready with a view to the debut for the Professional Soccer League on January 28, when he visits Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero.
Before Millonarios they will face the second of the three friendlies scheduled on US soil. Last Tuesday they beat Monterrey, from Mexico, 1-0, with a goal by Lucas Beltrán from Cordoba. While the third match will be on Tuesday the 17th, against Vasco da Gama from Brazil.
These are the first meetings with Justiniano Posse’s native coach in charge, so “Micho” takes each match as a test to begin to define his team that will compete officially from the last days of January.
“Surely tomorrow (for this Friday) we will play with another system. There is going to be a greater passage of full-backs compared to the first game, ”explained the Cordovan coach at the press conference prior to the duel with the Colombians.
It is worth mentioning that Franco Armani, world champion with Argentina; defenders Emanuel Mammana and Felipe Peña Biafore; in addition to the inclusion of Colombian striker Flabián Londoño, in a duo with Lucas Beltrán.
Millionaires, a team with a marked brotherhood with River and where figures such as Alfredo Di Stéfano, Néstor Rossi and Adolfo Pedernera played, comes from a 2-2 draw against Hertha Berlin of Germany, in their first friendly of the year.
Possible formations of River and Millionaires
River: Franco Armani; Robert Rojas, Philippe Peña Biafore, Emmanuel Mammana and Elijah Gomez; Bruno Zuculini; James Simon, Ezekiel Ship and Thomas Castro Ponce; Flabian London and Lucas Beltran. DT: Martin Demichelis.
Millionaires: Alvaro Montero; Elvis Perlaza, Andrés Llinás, Juan Pablo Vargas and Omar Bertel; Juan Carlos Pereira and Daniel Giraldo; David Silva, Daniel Cataño, Daniel Ruiz; and Luis Carlos Ruiz. DT: Alberto Gamero.
- Hour: 9:30 p.m. (Argentine time)
- Estadio: Lockhart Stadium (United States)
- TV: Star+