After scoring 7 times against Atlanta, River will look to keep the momentum going with a visit to Huracan today. Kickoff is at 5:30pm EST.
Matias Almeyda will field the same starting 11 that played against Atlanta: Leandro Chichizola; Luciano Vella, Alexis Ferrero, Jonatan Maidana, Carlos Arano; Carlos Sánchez, Ezequiel Cirigliano, Martín Aguirre, Lucas Ocampos; Andrés Ríos and Fernando Cavenaghi.
Alejandro Dominguez was left off the roster for the second straight game. El Chori was left out of the game Wednesday due to fever. He is still recovering from the cold. The forward also admitted he has been suffering from panic attacks, but insists they have not affected him when he is playing. This admission came as rumors of why he was left out of the team mounted. The team and manager have shown full support for El Chori and expect him to be fit for the next game.
Around 15,000 River fans are expected to attend the mach at the Tomas Duco. A dispute over pricing of tickets led to some friction between the two clubs. Relations between River and Huracan have recently begun to cool due to the Millonarios deciding not to play out their home stadium ban at Huracan.
Huracan is one of the three teams that got relegated along with River. They have not had a good campaign so far currently sitting 9th in the table. El Globo are coming off two straight wins though against Ferro and Deportivo Merlo.
River has tied twice and won twice in the last four meetings between these clubs. The Clausura 2009 saw Huracan’s last victory over River.
The Outlook: As was shown on Wednesday, the key to winning today will lie in the midfield. The more they prevent Huracan from having the ball, the better chances River has of setting up Cavenaghi and Rios with scoring opportunities. Cirigliano and Aguirre must dominate the midfield. A win should be attainable as Huracan are not the best defensive team they will have faced.
