Ponzio Replaces Pereyra With Almada In River Lineup

River defeated Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, earning their best opportunity to climb the Annual Table if they win against Sarmiento. Leonardo Ponzio confirmed Thiago Almada's return to the starting lineup for Wednesday's match at Eva Perón Stadium in Junín, leaving Lautaro Pereyra out of the initial formation. The team consists of Santiago Beltrán; Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Nicolás Otamendi and Marcos Acuña; Tobías Andrada, Fausto Vera and Tomás Galván; Almada, Ángel Correa and Sebastián Driussi in attack.