At River Plate, the recovery of defender Emanuel Mammana will be key to what is to come, not only because of the possible rotation against Platense for the Professional League, but also to play against Sporting Cristal for the Copa Libertadores.
Mammana, who started the two previous games against Boca Juniors and Fluminense from Brazil, did not travel to Córdoba to play last Sunday against Talleres due to synovitis in his right knee that took away his continuity and will carry out different tasks throughout the week.
Mammana’s recovery will give Paulo DÃaz the chance to rest, who was unemployed for three weeks due to a muscle strain and will be essential considering the match against the Peruvians, since coach MartÃn Demichelis has suspended Leandro González PÃrez.
On the other hand, Jonatan Maidana, who could be another possibility, played little so far this semester and his lack of rhythm was noticeable in the match against Atlético Tucumán.
In any case, the coach must decide if, after the defeat against Talleres in Córdoba, he carries out a general rotation or if he chooses a mix between starters and substitutes, thinking about the trip to Peru, to maintain the difference that the escorts shortened over the weekend.
River will play on Sunday with Platense at home and then will visit Sporting Cristal on Thursday, May 25, in a match where it has no margin for error, since in the Libertadores group stage it is obliged not to lose more in the remainder of the competition.
The doubt of DT now arises in the face of what is coming in the Copa Libertadores in terms of the risk of the accumulation of matches that have several headlines.
With this scenario, the team had a day off this Monday to return to training at the River Camp, where they will work all week until they focus on Saturday at Más Monumental.