Time to start rolling the ball
The time has come for the ball to start rolling. The moment of truth has arrived, as some commentator would say. River is finalizing details for its debut in the Professional League, this Saturday against Central Córdoba at 9:15 PM at the Estadio Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero. Despite having already directed several matches during preseason, it will also be Martín Demichelis' debut as the Millonarios' official coach.
The team will travel on Friday night on a charter flight, and Micho has announced his first list of call-ups, with the presence of two new signings and several forced absences. Due to different injuries, the following players will miss the first match: Matías Suárez, Nicolás De la Cruz, David Martínez, Paulo Díaz, Agustín Palavecino, Matías Kranevitter, Elías López, and Tomás Lecanda. Peña Biafore and Londoño are also not included, as they will be loaned to Arsenal de Sarandí.
With Nacho Fernández and Enzo Díaz as the only signings in the list and waiting for the arrival of Salomón Rondón in the coming days, the starting lineup will not vary much from the one that played the last friendly against Vasco Da Gama. The tentative eleven: Franco Armani; Andrés Herrera, Jonatan Maidana, Emanuel Mammana, Milton Casco; Enzo Pérez, Rodrigo Aliendro; Pablo Solari, Nacho Fernández, José Paradela; Miguel Borja.
Sold out tickets for the debut
Central Córdoba announced on their social media that there are no more tickets available for the local public or the neutral public. The 8,000 tickets that were put on sale flew in a matter of hours and the Millonarios will have support in the visitor's territory, although it should be noted that wearing garments from other clubs will not be allowed inside the stadium.