There is still just over a week left for River to officially play again and Martin Demichelis has the peace of mind of having several days to prepare for the match against Uruguayan national for the fourth date of the group stage of the Libertadores Cupto be played next Tuesday, May 7 in Montevideo.
After having the weekend off, The Millonario team will return to practice this Monday afternoon at River Campwith our sights set on the duel against the Purse. Ramiro Funes Mori He will begin to do field work, although he has not yet been medically cleared and will hardly make it to the match with Nacional.
On the other hand, the coaching staff will put the magnifying glass on Miguel Borja and Paulo Díaz, who had been suffering from some physical ailments after the superclásico against Boca and the days of rest were surely good for them to replenish their energy. The rest of the footballers are at the coach’s disposal.
The fixture and the series of matches that are coming to River
Starting next Tuesday, the Greatest will begin a string of eight games in 36 dayscomposed of the last three dates of the group stage of the Libertadores and the first five days of the Professional League (it begins on the weekend of May 12 and after the fifth date there is the break for the Copa América).
Logically, the focus in that period of time will be on finishing securing the ticket to the round of 16 of the Cup. After playing against Nacional, where they could qualify if Libertad does not beat Táchira, El Más Grande will debut against Central Córdoba in LPF and then host Libertad on Tuesday, May 14.
Tobías Leiva, now recovered from dengue, will also finish getting physically ready throughout the week.
River’s calendar
-7/5: National – River (Copa Libertadores).
-12/5: River – Central Córdoba (Professional League).
-14/5: River – Libertard (Copa Libertadores).
-19/5: River – Belgrano (Professional League).
-26/5: Argentinos – River (Professional League).
-30/5: River – Deportivo Táchira (Copa Libertadores).
-2/6: River – Tigre (Professional League).
-12/6: Deportivo Riestra – River (Professional League).
