River Plate finalized the return of midfielder Manuel Lanzini, as confirmed yesterday by its president, Jorge Brito, who at the same time assured that they are “confident” of closing the return of Gonzalo Pity Martínez.
“Lanzini is a new River player. He will be arriving in Buenos Aires in the next few days, we closed it a few hours ago, “said Brito in dialogue with Espn.
The sentence of the president of the Núñez club generated another impact in the Argentine soccer transfer market, which experienced a special week with the arrival of Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani to Boca Juniors, his eternal rival.
The new addition, according to Brito, arrives at River as a free player, after passing through West Ham, in England, and will sign a one-year contract.
“Lanzini is a unique player for Argentine soccer, due to his characteristics and the level of play from which he comes. The incorporation of him is very important for us, ”said Brito.
Manu Lanzini, 30, started at River, the club he loves, and his football career includes spells at Fluminense, from Brazil (2011/2012), Al Jazira, from the United Arab Emirates (2014/2015) and West Ham (2016-2023).
In this way, River completed its third reinforcement after the arrivals of midfielder Facundo Colidio and defender Ramiro Funes Mori, who also returned to the club and was Lanzini’s teammate.
Brito also referred to the possibility of repatriating Pity Martínez, one of Madrid’s heroes with the 3-1 win against Boca in the 2018 Copa Libertadores final.
“We are confident of closing the Pity thing. We know of his love for River and he is working to recover from an injury, ”said the head of the last Argentine soccer champion.
Martínez, 30, has a link with Al Nassr, from Saudi Arabia, but intends to terminate it to return to Núñez’s club.
“It doesn’t depend so much on us. We are optimistic that in the next hours or days it can materialize. The Pity thing is in the interest of both parties, it is very advanced, ”said Brito.
Back to work
On the football front, the River manager, Martín Demichelis, worked hard with the substitutes yesterday morning at the Monumental and gave a break from regenerative tasks to those who played longer on Tuesday night in the 2-a-side victory. 1 against Inter Porto Alegre.
The River players stayed focused after the game and yesterday they continued training ahead of the trip to Porto Alegre next Monday to play the rematch on Tuesday, August 8 at 9:00 p.m.
River’s triumph, with a great performance in the second half and Pablo Solari’s goals, give the Argentine team the chance to not have to win in Porto Alegre to advance to the quarterfinals that will be played at the end of this month. .
In case of continuing to the next phase, the Argentine team would come across the winner of the Bolívar key and Atlético Paranaense, who in the first game played at the height of La Paz ended 3-1 in favor of the locals.
Likewise, if the phase passes, River will be able to include its brand new addition: Manuel Lanzini in the list for the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.
With this outlook, the team will have a rest today, and then train until Monday at the River Camp in the Ezeiza property, when they travel to Porto Alegre for the second leg to be played at the Beira Rio stadium.
As for the River squad, the players finished the game against Inter without injuries, and from Friday, the coach will begin to think about the team for the revenge with the question of whether Solari, the great figure of the first leg, will start , which would imply a change in the tactical system and the dilemma of choosing the outgoing footballer.
2023-08-03 09:11:48
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