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Wednesday, August 14. Just under two months. That will be a key day for the River’s expectations in the Copa Libertadores. A day in which they will hold the first of the matches for the round of 16, in Córdoba, against Talleres, a very risky opponent, who has already surpassed them on some occasions and who, in addition, is one of the leaders in the League Professional, along with Huracán and Unión, from Santa Fe. The series with T will close on August 21.
Certainly, the Professional League will resume after the Copa América (ends on Sunday, July 14), with the dispute of the sixth date in which River will be home against Lanús, the weekend of July 20-21. The squad is licensed until July 1 and the coach, Martin Demichelisis on vacation in Marbella, where he lived for 15 years, in the Icon Complex, in a residential area in the Santa Clara Golf neighborhood.
He acquired the house when he was playing for Malaga, where he is considered one of the most important players in the club’s history. They especially remember his performances in the 2010/2011 season to avoid relegation and the 2011/2012 season in which the team finished in fourth place, achieving a place to participate in nothing less than the Champions League. In the last days, Demichelis visited the club and received a warm reception.
The DT sought to regain energy after a draining first semester, with many questions and discontent from a good part of the fans. Something that took on a greater dimension after three falls: with Boca, in the quarterfinals of the League Cup; with Temperley (on penalties), which led to their elimination from the Argentine Cup, and against Deportivo Riestra, for the Professional League. The last two are teams with fewer resources and even Temperley performs in promotion.
In the meantime, life goes on. Although sometimes destiny moves its chips. And Demichelis may not even be able to relax while on vacation on the Costa Brava. In the last few hours, a game situation went viral, from a match in River’s lower divisions, in which his eldest son is involved, Bastian, who acts in the 8th division.
Bastian, who in most of the games that River plays at the Monumental is usually seen serving as a ball catcher and exchanging hugs with his father when the first team scores a goal, was playing one of the matches of the day. . The rival, banfield, and the match, at the Luis Guillón property, from the South club. The first half ended with the score tied 2-2. And after being 2-3, River took the lead 4-3, 14 minutes into the second half. Banfield tied 4-4 at 18 and Sebastián Galeano, at 30, scored the fifth for the Drillwhich would be the definitive one.
At the end of the match, at 44 minutes, The action involving Bastian Demichelis ensued. Faced with a hit by the ball, he tried to anticipate a rival, who gained position, turned and faced the goal. Outside the radius of action, the River coach’s son hit him from behind, he committed a very harsh infraction and the outcome was predictable: direct red.
Banfield thus celebrated the victory in the eighth division by 5-4. It was the only category in which they managed to win, since River won in 4a (3-0), in 5a (3-1), in 6a (3-1), while they tied in 7a (0-0 ) and in 9a (2-2).
Outside of the incident with Bastian Demichelis in the eighth division match that River held with Banfield, The Reserve of the millionaire group is experiencing a time of expectations. It’s been a decade since the Núñez club’s second team last won the title. And this Sunday, from 3:00 p.m., they will face Lanús in the semifinals, in La Fortaleza.
It is worth remembering that River, after finishing second in the classification zone behind Vélez (equal on points, the Liniers team prevailed due to their greater goal difference), eliminated Boca in the round of 16 and beat Defensa y Justicia in rooms. Both matches were at the River Camp, in Ezeiza. The millionaire team is directed by Marcelo Escudero, former midfielder for the entity in the nineties and champion of the 1996 Copa Libertadores.
The match between Lanús and River can be followed live on the official platform of the Professional Football League, LPF Play, in which you must register.
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