Overview
- Coach Claudio Úbeda is preparing to reinsert Leandro Paredes into the starting lineup after a one-match suspension.
- Multiple outlets report Ander Herrera is favored to take Carlos Palacios’s spot in midfield following impactful cameos, including drawing a red card and a penalty against Estudiantes.
- Edinson Cavani has recovered from a right psoas inflammation and is expected to be called up, with reports indicating a likely role as a substitute.
- Juan Barinaga is cleared to start at right back, and a sketched XI features Marchesín; Barinaga, Di Lollo, Ayrton Costa, Blanco; Delgado, Paredes, Herrera; Zeballos, Milton Giménez, and Merentiel.
- River’s build‑up is complicated by Facundo Colidio’s confirmed muscle tear and uncertainty over Gonzalo Montiel and Sebastián Driussi, who will be assessed late in the week.