It’s almost time for the River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield Torneo Apertura clash which kicks off very shortly, and the teams have just been announced.
First off, the starting eleven for River Plate which has been confirmed as follows:
River Plate
Franco Armani #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 89kg
Age: 38
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Casilda, Argentina
Milton Casco
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 37
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: María Grande, Argentina
Leandro González Pírez
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Germán Pezzella #6
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Fabricio Bustos
Defender
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Ucacha, Argentina
Enzo Pérez
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 39
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Mendoza, Argentina
Giuliano Galoppo
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Franco Mastantuono
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 17
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Azul, Argentina
Ignacio Fernández
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Castelli, Argentina
Sebastián Driussi
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Facundo Colidio
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Rafaela, Argentina
The team sheet line-up for Vélez Sarsfield has also been confirmed as:
Vélez Sarsfield
Randall Rodríguez
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Maldonado, Uruguay
Elias Gómez
Defender
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Valentín Gómez
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: San Miguel, Argentina
Damián Fernández
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Thiago Silvero
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 91kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: San Fernando, Argentina
Kevin Vázquez
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Morón , Argentina
Agustin Bouzat
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Christian Ordoñez
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Matías Pellegrini
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Magdalena, Argentina
Braian Romero
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: San Isidro, Argentina
Maher Carrizo
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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