River Plate aims to bounce back against Gimnasia de La Plata: time, TV, lineups

River Plate , fresh off their elimination in the Copa Argentina semifinals against Independiente Rivadavia, will host Gimnasia de La Plata this Sunday in the fourteenth round of Group B in the Liga Profesional de Fútbol Clausura tournament. The match will be played at the Monumental Stadium in Núñez at 8:30 PM, with Nazareno Arasa as the referee.

Marcelo Gallardo's team suffered a 4-3 penalty shootout loss to Independiente Rivadavia in the Copa Argentina semifinal on Friday in Córdoba, following a 0-0 draw in regulation time. This defeat deepened the crisis at River Plate, who left the pitch to a chorus of insults from their fans, and whose manager, despite his long history with the club, is now facing increasing scrutiny.

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For this match against Platense, the manager will have two significant absences: defender Gonzalo Montiel, who suffered a knee sprain, and striker Sebastián Driussi, who has a strain in his left hamstring. Facundo Colidio will replace the striker, while Milton Casco and Fabricio Bustos are vying for the right-back position.

In addition, Enzo Pérez would reappear in the midfield, the sector of the field where Kevin Castaño fights for a place with Juan Carlos Portillo, and the young Cristian Jaime could have his first start replacing Ignacio Fernández.

For its part, Fernando Zaniratto's team played its last match two weeks ago when, as visitors, it lost 2-0 to Estudiantes in the La Plata derby corresponding to the interzonal of the thirteenth round of the Clausura Tournament.

For this match against River, the interim coach will make two changes : Uruguayan Juan de Dios Pintado will move from midfield to right back, taking the place of Fabricio Corbalán who will be replaced by Juan Manuel Villalba, while Manuel Panaro will come in for Pedro Silva.

River Plate: Franco Armani; Milton Casco or Fabricio Bustos, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Lautaro Rivero, Marcos Acuña; Enzo Pérez, Kevin Castaño or Juan Carlos Portillo, Cristian Jaime or Ignacio Fernández, Juan Fernando Quintero; Facundo Colidio and Maximiliano Salas. Manager: Marcelo Gallardo.

Gimnasia La Plata: Nelson Insfrán; Juan de Dios Pintado, Renzo Giampaoli, Enzo Martínez, Juan Manuel Villalba; Augusto Max, Nicolás Barros Schelotto; Manuel Panaro, Lucas Castro, Bautista Merlini; Marcelo Torres. DT: Fernando Zaniratto.

Stadium: More Monumental

Referee: Nazareno Arasa

VAR: Silvio Trucco

Time: 8:30 PM

TV: ESPN Premium