Martín Demichelis: “I have a very competitive squad”

Since the preseason in Miami, Martín Demichelis spoke at a press conference about what is coming for River this 2023: “I have a very competitive squad, with experienced players like Enzo (Pérez), Milton (Casco), Joni (Jonatan Maidana), (Franco) Armani and “Nacho” (Ignacio) Fernández. Then there’s a group that wants to copy that work mentality. It’s never too late to keep winning. I’m happy with what is being done,” said the coach who will replace Marcelo Gallardo.In the run-up to the friendly match against Millonarios, Demichelis anticipated: “Surely tomorrow we will play with another system. There will be a greater passage of wingers compared to the first game and we will look for an evolution”. On the possible arrival of defender Enzo Díaz and Venezuelan striker Salomón Rondón, he said: “It is still something hypothetical, but we are finalizing details with these two players. Until it’s official, I can say little and nothing.” The former River player awaits the recoveries of Uruguayan midfielder Nicolás De La Cruz and striker Matías Suárez: “They are not one hundred percent. Matías has a known problem in his knee. He has our total support, our confidence, and hopefully he evolves because being well he is one of the best strikers in Argentine football. De La Cruz did a post-World Cup knee procedure and needs a few more days. I don’t put a return date on them.” River will be home in the third round of the Professional Football League and that will be the return of Demichelis to the renovated Monumental: “The proximity of the seats generates a new aesthetic in the Monumental, but the history of River generates the pressure to continue winning. Hopefully we can feel the support of all the people, who never stopped being, it shows it a long time ago. Seeing a full Monumental, we will use that pressure as motivation to keep winning,” he said.

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