nacho fernández in his last confrontation with belgrano / web
River, with a convincing performance at the beginning of the cycle as coach of Martín Demichelis, will be a visitor today from 7:15 p.m. in Belgrano de Córdoba, who is enjoying his return to the First Division, in the most outstanding match of the second date of the Professional League (LPF).
The maximum stage of Cordovan soccer will look full despite the fact that the Belgrano leadership put a price of 13,500 pesos for the 10,000 general tickets for visiting fans.
Despite this high price, it is almost a fact that the seats will run out and Belgrano will raise around 150 million pesos, a huge business for the Cordoba club chaired by Luis Artime.
The match is far from being a classic but it is especially reminiscent since it is not forgotten when Belgrano sent River down by defeating him in the 2011 Promotion, in a historic event for Argentine soccer.
In terms of football, Demichelis’s River -successor to Marcelo Gallardo- presents good signs thanks to a rich squad, the best in the LPF, and a scheme that seems to be correctly assimilated by the players, as evidenced by the away victory 2-0 against Central Córdoba.
As for the rest, compared to Gallardo’s team, this River is more “vertical”, more direct in terms of its path to the rival goal. And it has renowned players like Nacho Fernández, Pablo Solari, Miguel Borja, Ezequiel Barco, Lucas Beltrán and soon the Venezuelan Salomón Rondón.
Against this River, they will have a last-minute variant: González Pirez will replace Mammana, who withdrew from yesterday’s practice with muscle discomfort and did not travel. While Belgrano will face a new and demanding exam on his return to the highest category.
The first step for Guillermo Farré’s team was a good goalless draw against Racing at the Cilindro. The scheme of the “Pirate” raised a clear 5-4-1, almost without kicking on goal and only with Pablo Vegetti on top fighting against all the rival defense.
The date will also have two very interesting duels, since in La Paternal, Argentinos will receive Racing, and San Lorenzo will seek its second victory when visiting Lanús.
