The arrival of Salomón Rondón brings hierarchy to River, he is a national team striker and has also played for very important teams throughout his career, in fact he arrives with his transfer rights from Everton in England. The Venezuelan has an advantage and that is that Martín Demichelis knows perfectly well what he can contribute to the team since they were teammates at Málaga.
It is estimated that Rondón will be gradually brought into the team, they will not rush him and that is because he first needs to level himself physically and secondly there is no hurry since Micho has very good forwards in the squad who are in great form, such as Miguel Ángel Borja and Lucas Beltrán to occupy the center forward position.
Martín Demichelis also declared in a press conference that all three of them can be on the field and it is not necessarily one or the other. Demichelis explained it like this: "Borja and Rondón can play together, I have no doubts. They have hierarchy and a significant physical stature. Either of the two can also play with Beltrán, their internal competition will show what they are capable of and what we are capable of."
What can each one contribute?
Miguel Borja is synonymous with goals, he has an impressive goal scoring instinct, knows how to drop back a few meters to hold the ball and pass it to his teammates, he is always well positioned and is not at all clumsy with the ball at his feet. Salomón Rondón has a similar style of play, he stands out for his physical power and also for being a lethal scorer inside the box.
Lucas Beltrán can play as a center forward but he also does it very well playing behind the number 9, and he also provides solutions on the flanks. He is a very good player who is growing day by day. In relation to the other forwards in the squad: Matías Suárez, Pablo Solari, and Esequiel Barco – who can also play as a midfielder – they bring danger from the wings and can perfectly complement Borja, Rondón, or Beltrán.
With this panorama, River has sharp forwards who can harm any opponent and give Martín Demichelis very interesting options to build the attack that he wants, whether it is with a clear striker and one or two players on the wings, or with two center forwards and more midfielders arriving from the sides. The possibilities are endless and that is more than positive.