Overview
- Leonardo Ponzio has won his first two matches as interim coach and those results moved River back into Copa Sudamericana positions and within one point of a Clausura qualifying place.
- The coaching staff has trained this week with the clear intent to keep the same eleven that beat Banfield and Independiente Rivadavia if no fitness issues appear before Saturday’s trip to Atlético Tucumán.
- Aníbal Moreno continues to train separately because of a lingering lumbar problem from the Copa Sudamericana exit, and the club says it will not rush his return.
- Fausto Vera has consolidated as the central midfield alternative and the likely unchanged lineup named by media includes Beltrán; Montiel, Otamendi, Martínez Quarta, Acuña; Vera, Andrada, Galván; Correa, Almada; Driussi.
- If Ponzio confirms the same XI it will end nearly three years without River starting the same lineup in three straight matches, a sign of stabilization after a period of coaching changes, injuries and fixture congestion.