After the defeat against Deportivo Riestra, The River team was licensed for seventeen days. The footballers entered a vacation period. They will have two and a half weeks off after a somewhat turbulent end to the semester. They will meet again on July 1st.
For the Millo coaching staff, there will be no licenses or rest. The winter pass market is the most intense and hectic of the year. Much more so in this context in which River lives, in which it needs to reverse the image it left in the last match against Riestra and in several of the matches of the semester, as happened in the eliminations at the hands of Boca and Temperley.
The squad with which River will begin the preseason
With a transfer market that will have been open for a month at that point and with the Copa América in full development, The millionaire team will meet again on July 1 at the River Camp, most likely with some new faces and others that will be absent. The only certainty, as of June 15, is that Felipe Peña Biafore will join the squad and will be the first reinforcement to face the remainder of the year.
Waiting for reinforcements in the transfer market, El Millonario will have the return of another player from the start of the preseason who was absent in the last meetings. Is about Daniel Zabalathe 21-year-old defender who has just undergone arthroscopy on the meniscus in his left knee and who will be fit to begin training upon returning to work.
In the same way, The definitive recovery of Ramiro Funes Mori is awaited. The defender also went through some difficulties with his knee. Recently he suffered from synovitis that prevented him from training normally. It is expected that by the start of the preseason he will be able to train alongside his teammates and be another alternative in a position that has Paulo Díaz as the undisputed starter.
In addition to Daniel Zabala and Ramiro Funes Mori, Martín Demichelis will have two players in the middle of the field from the beginning of the preseason who will already be recovered from their respective injuries. Is about Matias Kranevitterwhich comes from suffering a muscle injury, and Manuel Lanzini, who is recovering from a fracture at the base of the first metatarsal of his right foot at the beginning of May. After two months of recovery, it is estimated that she will be discharged from the hospital.
The losses that River will have for the start of the preseason
Regarding absences, Martín Demichelis will not be able to count on the three footballers participating in the Copa América: Franco Armani, Paulo Díaz and Miguel Ángel Borja. The Argentine National Team will play the last day of the group stage on June 29, while Paraguay and Colombia will do so on July 2. In this way, even in the worst scenario for the three teams, none will arrive from day 1 to River’s preseason.
As for the casualties, It is almost a fact that Ezequiel Centurión, Agustín Palavecino and Héctor David Martínez will not start the preseason either, since the three are very advanced in their departure from the club. The goalkeeper will be on loan to have a little more continuity, while the other two players have their bags packed to emigrate to Mexican football. Therefore, it is very likely that River will strengthen in both positions.
The names that River is targeting to reinforce the squad
In terms of reinforcements, River aimed all its guns in the search for a forward to accompany or compete with Miguel Borja, a second central marker who is left-footed and a goalkeeper., who arrives to occupy the place that Ezequiel Centurión will leave vacant. A midfielder with the characteristics of Agustín Palavecino is also not ruled out.
The names that appeared in the folder are concrete and specific: Adam BareiroSan Lorenzo attacker; Valentin Gomez, defender of Vélez Sársfield; and Jeremías Ledesmagoalkeeper who has just lost the category with Cádiz of Spain and is looking for a way out. The three negotiations are underwaybut none of them closed to date.
The squad with which River would start the preseason starting in July
Archers: Santiago Beltrán and Lucas Lavagnino.
Defenders: Agustín Sant’Anna, Andrés Herrera (analyzes offers), Sebastián Boselli, Leandro González Pírez (analyzes offers), Daniel Zabala, Ramiro Funes Mori, Milton Casco and Enzo Díaz.
Midfielders: Felipe Peña Biafore, Rodrigo Villagra, Nicolás Fonseca, Rodrigo Aliendro, Matías Kranevitter, Ignacio Fernández, Santiago Simón (analyzes offers), Franco Mastantuono, Claudio Echeverri, Esequiel Barco and Manuel Lanzini.
Fronts: Pablo Solari (analyzes offers), Facundo Colidio, Agustín Ruberto and Ian Subiabre.
to this list some players from the Reserve could join who are under the orbit and evolution of the coaching staff, such as the cases of Tobías Leiva and Jonás Luna.
