In no more than three games (for this to happen, they must first win this Saturday’s game and reach the final), River’s year will end. And the dream is to do it big. With another title, to be added to the League title won in the middle of the year, and perhaps another one – the superfinal for the Champions Trophy. For the first objective, against Rosario Central at Kempes, Martin Demichelis will bring the best of the best. So it is so that Claudio Echeverri and Augustine Robertofuture and increasingly present after having unstitched it in the Under 17 World Cup, are part of the list of those called up for the League Cup semi-final.
It is not strange, the decision of Micho. After all, leaving aside the fantastic Cup they made (El Diablito was a Bronze Boot and scored a hat-trick against Brazil, while Ruberto was the top scorer), the kids have been training with the Primera team since on Wednesday. While Echeverri has 73 minutes distributed over four games, this is the first time that the forward has been on a roster.
Outside of the gems of the hotbed, there are not many surprises on the River Plate list. A known absence is that of Milton Cascowho suffered an external meniscal injury in his right knee for which he will have to undergo surgery and immediately activated the question: Who will mark Jaminton Campaz on the right wing?
Without Andrés Herrera in the menu of possibilities due to a technical decision, unless the coach dares to take the hit with Sebastián Boselli, highly requested by the fans, the competition for a position that is especially under the magnifying glass was restricted to Paulo Díaz and Santiago Simon.
River’s squad list for the semifinal against Rosario Central
Goalkeepers: Franco Armani, Ezequiel Centurión and Lucas Lavagnino.
Defenders: Andres Herrera, Ramiro Funes Mori, Milton Casco, Sebastian Boselli, David Martinez, Enzo Diaz, Leandro Gonzalez Perez, Santiago Simon and Paulo Diaz.
Flyers: Enzo Perez, Agustin Palavecino, Rodrigo Aliendro, Manuel Lanzini, Ezequiel Barco, Ignacio Fernandez, Matthias Kranevitter, Gonzalo Martinez, Claudio Echeverri and Nicholas de la Cruz.
Forwards: Facundo Colidio, Pablo Solari, Solomon Rondon, Augustin Ruberto and Matías Suarez.