After the first training of River in 2010, Coach Leonardo Astrada announced the roster of players who will carry out their work in the ‘Buenos Aires Football Complex’.
There were not many surprises. Without the reinforcements requested by Astrada, the squad is almost the same as three weeks ago, but the main news is that some players who were going to be excluded from the club are now part of the preseason training. Finally, Nicolas Navarro, Andrés Ríos, and Martín Galmarini will remain in the first division group.
The situation was different for Rodrigo Archubi and Miguel Paniagua, who had participated in some matches in the Apertura. They will be under the command of Ernesto Corti, manager of the ‘Reserve’ group. Fabio Gimenez, Erik Lamela and Gustavo Fernandez also continue with the first team during the first weeks of the year.
Leonardo Astrada’s Chosen ‘25’:
Goalkeepers: Mario Daniel Vega, Juan Marcelo Ojeda y Nicolás Navarro.
Defense: Paulo Ferrari, Gustavo Cabral, Nicolás Sánchez, Cristian Villagra, Facundo Quiroga, Lucas Orban y Maximiliano Coronel.
Midfield: Matías Almeyda, Oscar Ahumada, Nicolás Domingo, Diego Barrado, Martín Galmarini, Matías Abelairas, Roberto Pereyra, Marcelo Gallardo, Mauro Díaz y Ariel Ortega.
Forwards: Mauro Rosales, Gustavo Bou, Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori, Andrés Ríos y Daniel Villalva.
‘Reserve’ Group:
Miguel Paniagua, Rodrigo Archubi, Gonzalo Marinelli, Leandro Chichizola, Rodrigo Cardozo, Rodrigo Rey (arqueros), Gastón Villarreal, Federico Saporiti, Germán Pezzella, Diego Martínez, Daniel Castro, Alejandro Espinoza, Facundo Affranchino, Daniel Carrizo, Nicolás Castro, Fabio Giménez, Franco Bitancourt, Gonzalo Olid Apaza, Erik Lamela, Diego Ortega, Gustavo Fernández y Juan Antonio.
