Inkriql Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 River Plate has hired the captain of Belgrano de Córdoba, Matías Suárez, a special request from technical director Marcelo Gallardo to compensate the team after the departure of Gonzalo "Pity" Martínez. The champion of the last Copa Libertadores accelerated the search for a striker following the express request of "Muñeco", who communicated days ago with the attacker of the "Pirate" Cordovan. Suarez, 30, will make his arrival to River between today and tomorrow after buying his pass to Belgrano, agreed in three million dollars, according to Telam authorities informed the club of Núñez. The former Anderlecht of Belgium (2008-2016) will not play tonight the classic friendly against Talleres in the Cordoba capital, waiting for the definition of his pass to the last champion of America. The first offer of River was not enough for the authorities of Belgrano, but this second offer approaches the claims of the player and the Cordovan institution, owner of 50 percent of his pass. The sale of Martinez, the retirement of the Uruguayan Rodrigo Mora, the injury of Ignacio Scocco and the participation of the youthful Julián Álvarez in the South American Sub 20 with the Argentine national team precipitated the negotiations for Suarez. River was only reinforced with Paraguayan defender Robert Rojas, who entered the plans of the coaching staff once the departure of Jonatan Maidana to Toluca de México. The arrival of Suarez, however, does not satisfy the ambitions of the "Muñeco", who is now looking for another Colombian, Jorge Carrascal (20 years old), who plays in Karpaty Lviv of Ukraine. Carrascal is nicknamed the "Colombian Neymar" and played 18 games so far this season 2018-1019. In as much, Gallardo defines the formation that on Wednesday will face Union of Santa Fe in the Monumental one in the postponed one of the date 12 of the Superliga. The "Muñeco" would not make modifications with respect to the team that lost with Defense and Justice on Saturday by 1 to 0 in Núñez in the postponed of the date eight. The squad list included for the first time the "Sicario" Rojas who will fight the place that Maidana left with Lucas Martínez Quarta, of regular action against Defensa. The probable formation would be with: Franco Armani; Gonzalo Montiel, Martínez Quarta, Javier Pinola and Milton Casco; Exequiel Palacios, Enzo Pérez and Ignacio Fernández; Juan Fernando Quintero; Lucas Pratto and Rafael Santos Borré. The summoned ones are completed with: Germán Lux, Rojas, Kevin Sibille, Bruno Zuculini, Camilo Mayada, Cristian Ferreira, Nicolás de La Cruz and Lucas Beltrán. Midfielder Leonardo Ponzio was left once more among the concentrates as happened before Defense and Justice. The coaching staff prepared a different training plan for Ponzio who will turn 37 on January 29. River is urged of a victory in the Superliga where he still owes three games as a result of his successful campaign in the Copa Libertadores that led to his participation in the Club World Cup with the third place. The preseason times were limited with the late return of the squad to Argentina. The staff enjoyed a few days of vacation and then was reunited for physical work in Punta del Este, Uruguay. In this context, Gallardo will try to get River to add the most points for his entry into the international cup qualification zone. The last champion of America is eleventh with 19 points, to 17 of the pointer Racing (36). The squad was trained in the River Camp de Ezeiza and then was concentrated in the Monumental for the commitment on Wednesday against Union from 21 for the postponed of the date 12 of the Superliga.
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