This Friday starting at 9:15 p.m., Newell’s will debut in the Professional League against Platense at the Marcelo Bielsa stadium. The referee of the match will be Andrés Merlos.
La Lepra knows that it must start on the right foot, especially if it starts as a local with its people. In addition, Mauricio Larriera plays his first cards taking into account that the transfer market opens on June 1 and will be seen out of the corner of his eye.
As we anticipated from Sin Mordaza throughout the week, the Uruguayan coach’s idea will be to opt for a change of formation. He will leave aside the 4-3-3 and go with a midfield in which Ever Banega He will be positioned behind the strikers.
In turn, the coach will give the chance to three players who practically had no minutes in the last tournament. So much Lucas Hoyos in the arch like Jerome Cacciabue y Guillermo Balzi In the midfield they will be able to show if they are ready to earn the position.
For its part, Calamar began the 2024 League Cup with the hope of repeating the final reached in the previous semester, but could not achieve it and its performance was much lower. After the departure of Martín Palermo, it was Sebastián Grazzini who took charge of the first team, but he did not have a good run either and was replaced by the Orsi-Gómez duo.
Probable formation of Newell’s vs Platense
Lucas Holes; Armando Mendez, Gustavo Velazquez, Ian Glavinovich, Angel Martino; Jerome Cacciabue, Rodrigo Fernandez Cedres, William Balzi; Ever Banega; Francis Gonzalez and John Ignatius Ramirez.