

Lautaro Martínez de Inter from Milan vs. Franco Mastantuono de River Plate.
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River Plate will look for the pass to the round of 16 Club World Cup Wednesday against the powerful, but irregular Inter from Milanin a duel in which no team can go to speculate, since a draw does not guarantee the classification.
The Buenos Aires club complicated life by drawing 0-0 with Mexican Monterrey after missing numerous occasions, and Now the future against the Italians will have to be playedFavorites of Group E.
The men of Marcelo Gallardo They accumulate four points -the same as the inter -, but lead the key for its biggest goal difference.
Signing tables does not assure them, however, to reach eighths, since Monterrey (two points) could still exceed them with a victory against the Urba Red Diamonds Japanese.
Everything would then depend on the amount of goals scoring the millionaire and the scratches on this last day of the group stage.
Not to have to get the calculator, River and the Nerazzurri will come out of victory at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena (California).
Rearm to River
The task for Gallardo is a challenge, because you must completely rearm your midfield after losing Enzo Perez and Giuliano Galoppofor accumulation of yellow cards, and the Colombian Kevin Castañoexpelled in the last meeting.
Those casualties add to that of the titular striker Sebastián Driussiinjured in the first match against Urawa Red.
“We have to rearm and see how we prepare. I see the glass half full (…) we will play the third game with the best we have,” the doll told Dazn after the tie with the scratches.
Despite absences, Argentines have reasons to trust their possibilities.
On Saturday, in front of the Monterrey, it was they who created the most and cornered the Mexicans, who kept zero for the great performance of the goalkeeper Esteban Andrada.
Those of the Red Band will have to refine the aim before the Inter and re -lean on the left -handed Franco Mastantuonothe new pearl of Argentine football.
The offensive midfielder showed in front of the Monterrey that With only 17 years the team can be charged And that the pressure generated for its recent sale to Real Madrid does not alter it, which will be joined when the Club World Cup ends.
Elected most valuable player (MVP) of the match against the Rayados, Mastantuono seems centered on achieving A good farewell to the millionaire.
A convalescent inter
In front, Inter does not arrive at its best. After the very hard 5-0 embedded in the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germainthe Milanese team tries to lick wounds in the United States, where it has not yet offered its best version.
Cristian Chivu's men began the tournament with a disappointing 1-1 Before Monterrey and looked out to the abyss against Urawa Red, which ended up beating 2-1 After an agonizing comeback.
Weighted by the injuries of holders such as Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Marcus Thuram Y Denzel DumfriesMilanese will have to show a better version against River than in front of the Japanese.
Its captain, the Argentine international striker Lautaro Martínezit will once again be one of his best buzas to fight for victory in California.
“It is our duty to be aligned and everyone rows in the same direction, I think that is the secret and the words I can say, It is not easy to overcome these difficult timesbut when I see the players giving everything and leaving everything on the court it is something that pleases me, ”said Chivu.
Possible alignments:
River Plate: Franco Armani – Gonzalo Montiel, Germán Pezzella, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Marcos Acuña – Matías Kranevitter, Ignacio Fernández, Miguel Borja – Maximiliano Meza, Franco Mastantuono, Facundo Colidio. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Inter from Milan: Yann Sommer – Carlos Augusto, Stefan de Vrij, Matteo Darmian – Luis Henrique, Kristjan Asllani, Nicolo Barella, Nicola Zalesski, Federico Dimarco – Lautaro Martínez, Sebastiano Esposito. DT: Cristian Chivu.
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