Professional League
Martín Demichelis analyzes making several changes with respect to the team that has just beaten Banfield for the Champions Trophy. The big news is the return of Nicolás De La Cruz among those called up.
After the tight victory once morest Banfield for the Champions Trophy, the Greatest once once more sets his sights on the local tournament, where he also has accumulated two wins, once morest Argentinos Jrs. and Tiger. This Sunday from 7:15 p.m. they will receive Arsenal de Sarandí in a packed Monumental stadium for the fifth day of the Professional League. A key meeting to accumulate a cushion of points that allows it to establish itself in the batch of teams that will fight for the contest.
Beyond the good spirits due to the latest results, Martín Demichelis has another reason to face this match with rising expectations. The millionaire DT will be able to count on Nicolás De La Cruz, who left behind his long rehabilitation and has been working alongside his teammates in recent training sessions. This Sunday he will be available to Micho and might add his first official minutes since the former Bayern Munich II took over as the new coach of the Biggest.
The last game that De La Cruz played with the River shirt was on October 16, 2022. On that day, the team led by Marcelo Gallardo fell 2-1 once morest Rosario Central at the Monumental. In addition to the result, that night was the last meeting that the Doll conducted in the Temple of Núñez. Days later, the midfielder was released by the former coach of El Más Grande so that he might join the Uruguayan National Team, which was regarding to participate in the World Cup in Qatar.
The probable team vs. Arsenal
Regarding the assembly of the starting eleven, Martín Demichelis analyzes making some variants with respect to the team that has just beaten Taladro in Córdoba. One of the possibilities is that the most experienced players rest taking into account the string of games that are ahead, with the start of the Copa Argentina and the proximity of the start of the group stage of the Libertadores. In this way, Jonatan Maidana and Enzo Pérez would be two of those targeted to leave the lineup once morest Arsenal.
Besides, in the line of midfielders and forwards there might be more rotation and some last-minute surprises. José Paradela might return to ownership and the double nine that he played in Córdoba might be dismantled. The propable team to welcome the Viaduct cast? Franco Armani; Robert Rojas, Leandro Gonzalez, Enzo Diaz, Milton Hull; James Simon, Rodrigo Aliendro or Augustin Palavecino, Jose Paradela; Ignatius Fernandez; Pablo Solari and Solomon Knee.
Alfonso, out of the summoned
In addition to Nicolás De La Cruz, the other novelty on the squad list was the absence of Franco Alfonso. The youth midfielder suffered an ankle injury in practice on Friday and trained lightly. Since he failed to recover in the last few hours, the medical staff decided to preserve him and he was not part of those cited by Demichelis. Goalkeeper Franco Petroli was also left off the roster.
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