Overview
- The 33-player group arrived overnight and began training in Neuquén, where a large crowd of fans welcomed the squad outside the team hotel.
- Former club goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero has joined the staff as goalkeepers’ coach and is working alongside Alberto Montes with Franco Armani and the rest of the unit.
- New midfielders Fausto Vera and Aníbal Moreno are included in the traveling roster as River integrates recent signings into preseason work.
- River will face Millonarios on January 11 and Peñarol on January 17 at Maldonado’s Domingo Burgueño Miguel stadium in the Serie Río de la Plata.
- Local reporting indicates the club is pursuing additional reinforcements, with Matías Viña and Santino Andino linked as potential targets.