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Guayaquil (Ecuador) (EFE) .- The Argentine River Plate will visit Ecuadorian Barcelona on Thursday at its best of the season with the aim of maintaining the leadership of group B of the Copa Libertadores, one of the most matched in the tournament, where the four teams are separated by just two points.
The ‘Millionaire’ reaches this fourth date of the Libertadores with 5 points, followed with 4 points by the Independent Ecuadorians of the Valley and Barcelona, while the Peruvian University is a colist with 3 points.
Besoccer infographic for Efe: River Plate Rader and Barcelona
The football moments of both teams place the Argentine team as a favorite, which in the last four played games has won three and has tied one, in which he recovered the scoring effectiveness by making 11 goals, four of them scored by Sebastián Driussi, one in each match.
Gallardo recovers key figures in River Plate
River coach Marcelo Gallardo, enjoys harmony and tranquility for the recovery of several figures such as the defenses Gonzalo Montiel, the Chilean Paulo Díaz and Lucas Martínez Quarta, who will also return to the first team, although the only decline will be that of Gonzalo ‘Pity’ Martínez, for injury.
Gallardo will have almost all the figures against Barcelona, with which on the sixteenth date of the Argentine League he thrashed Vélez Sarsfield 4-1 and was second in Group B, with 31 points, against the 35 of the leader, Rosario Central.
For its part, Barcelona is the leader of the First Division of Ecuador, with 24 points, after imposing itself 2-1 on the eleventh date of the Pro League, but without reaching great performance, since there are several players who maintain a pronounced downturn.
For Thursday’s match, Barcelona coach, Second Castle, will recover attackers Felipe Caicedo and Argentine Brian Oyola, which would improve the offensive level of the team, but will miss the defense of the defense Álex Rangel.
Castillo publicly asked Barcelona to “be more united than ever, and support the team especially in difficult times.”
Draws, falls and an open duel between River Plate and Barcelona
Neither team could win on the previous day of the group stage of the Libertadores, as Barcelona lost at home in front of University 0-1 and River started a two-goal draw during his visit to Independiente del Valle.
In the first leg played in Buenos Aires, Barcelona drew goals against River in an empty monumental stadium, when the match was played behind closed doors.
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