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Union of Santa Fe and River Plate They face each other this Sunday at the 15 de Abril stadium in the match corresponding to the ninth date of the Professional League 2024. The match, whose designated referee is Pablo Echavarría, starts at 3 p.m. and is broadcast live on ESPN Premiuma channel that can be tuned online on the digital platforms Flow, DGO and Telecentro Play. In addition, on Canchallena you can follow the minute by minute with information and statistics updated instantly.
The last time both clubs met was for the 2023 Professional League in April of last year with a victory for Millonario 1 to 0 at the Monumental stadium with a goal from Ignacio Fernandez.
The Tatengue is in a great present. Despite being inhibited and not being able to make any signings, it is determined to fight for the tournament: it is fourth with 17 points after eight games played (five wins, two draws and one loss) and, if it wins, it will reach the top of the standings because Huracán and Racing tied 0-0. “My team is brave, daring, willing to play, not afraid of making mistakes and has a strength that is contagious,” said the coach, Cristian ‘Kily’ Gonzalez after the victory against his beloved Rosario Central by 1 to 0 in the eighth date of the current LPF.
The Buenos Aires team, for its part, is in a transitional stage. Martin Demichelis He stopped being the coach in the last match against Sarmiento de Junín and on the horizon looms the return of Marcelo Gallardo, one of River Plate’s greatest idols, who left just under two years ago after becoming the most successful coach in the club’s history. The team is ninth with 13 points, product of four wins, one draw and three losses.
This Sunday River is directed by Marcelo ‘Pichi’ Escudero because the ‘Muñeco’ will only take over next week, although his imminent arrival has already impacted the institution. In the last few hours the landing of Maximiliano Meza from Monterrey, Mexico, has been finalized and they are in the pipeline German Pezzella, Gonzalo Montiel, Fabricio Bustos y Maximiliano Araujo.
If Unión beats River, it will be the sole leader of the 2024 Professional LeaguePrensa Unión
Possible formations
On the main sports prediction platforms around the world, River is in the lead to win against Unión. If they succeed, bookmakers are paying odds of up to 2.15 against the 3.50 that would be paid for a hypothetical home team win. A draw, on the other hand, is quoted at around 3.20.
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