Although he himself Gustavo Alvarez He was emphatic in pointing out that he is satisfied with the performance he exhibited University of Chile in his last game against ÑublenseDuring his press conference, the coach revealed that he will make specific changes to his starting 11.
One of the most striking is the output of Israel Poblete of the training, despite the fact that in his opinion “it worked very well, gave us balance as a mixed interior“. In that line he explained why he will put in his place before Everton to Matías Sepúlveda.
“When I saw that the game (with Ñublense) was played from zone two to zone three, I decided to risk the balance and win in a deeper left-handed profile of Sepúlveda and putting Mateos on the right“Alvarez acknowledged about an option that will be repeated this Sunday.
Furthermore, the U coach makes it clear that if Everton gets behind them, there will be an opportunity during the match for Lucas Assadi has minutes on the court, which confirms his presence from the bench along with the aforementioned Poblete.
How will Álvarez set up the U’s defense against Everton?
One of the questions that was asked to the Argentine in the meeting with the media was whether he will maintain his four-man defensive lineif it is considered that the table roulette wheel He regularly uses open pointers when playing at home in Viña del Mar.
Given that, Álvarez responded that “let’s see. that the wings face is something natural. If we go further back, in all the games there were extremes that faced, in Colo Colo Zavala, in Cobreloa Arancibia. There are always duels. The point is to win them. By training duels we aspire for our defenders to prevail“.
What is the starting lineup?
There will be two modifications that Álvarez will introduce in his lineup to face Everton. In midfield, the tucu Sepúlveda will take Poblete’s position; while on offense, the presence of Luciano Pons instead of the injured Cristian Palacios.
Thus, U. de Chile will jump to the Sausalito from Viña del Mar with Gabriel Castellon in the arch; Fabián Hormazábal, Franco Calderón, Matías Zaldivia and Marcelo Morales in defence; Marcelo Díaz, Federico Mateos and Matías Sepúlveda in midfield; Maximiliano Guerrero, Luciano Pons and Leandro Fernández in attack.
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