In the end, River Plate defeated St Martin's College 5-0 at home. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

But to Diego Simeone's dismay, midfielder Augusto Fernandez, was fouled before the end of the game and was taken to hospital on the spot.

In just half a month, all three of River Plate's generals were injured, which is very unfavorable for the next game.

According to the past schedule, the first leg of the Copa Libertadores 1/8 finals will be held at the end of April or early May, and the second leg will be held a week later.

But that's not the point, as the headache for Diego Simeone is the league game between the two Copa Libertadores quarter-finals.

Of course, if the opponent of the league changes teams, there is no problem, but the problem is that the league opponent between the two 1/8 finals is Boca Juniors, a century-old rival.

There have been countless statistics that have said that the match between River Plate and Boca Juniors has been called the hottest and craziest national derby in the world, and the match day of the Argentines and even these two teams is set as 'Pilgrimage Day', a game that no one can lose.

The injured trio will definitely miss out on that national derby, which means that River Plate is weaker than Boca Juniors in terms of squad, coupled with a two-goal away defeat in the Youth League, if the first team loses again, it really means losing the future and losing the present.

So for Diego Simeone, those three games were the most important since the start of his coaching career.

Despite the big win in the game, Diego Simeone couldn't laugh at all, and it was his assistant Jorge Gortillo who pulled him up from the dugout: "At least...... Let's enjoy this game first, and then the next game...... Let's talk about it. ”

"Hmm. Diego Simeone was not in high spirits, just nodded his head and walked to the pitch to share the joy of winning and advancing with his players, but when he thought about the next devil's schedule and the injuries of the three generals, his face stiffened, as if it was River Plate who lost.

The next day, the Argentine media reported that all five teams in the Argentine First Division participated in the Copa Libertadores advanced to the round of 16, and also reported on the possibility of each team advancing to the next round.

As Argentina's absolute giants, River Plate and Boca Juniors are non-negligible existences, especially the national derby between the two 1/8 finals, which has attracted a lot of media attention and speculation in advance.

Because the draw for the 1/8 finals of the Copa Libertadores does not have the rules for the teams participating in the same football association, there will be a high probability that there will be an extreme possibility.

Boca Juniors, the defending champion of the Copa Libertadores, did not play well in the group stage, they only won a group second, while River Plate won the group without danger, and according to the Copa Libertadores 1/8 final draw without the same football association avoidance rules, it is very likely that River Plate and Boca Juniors, the Argentine century-old rival club, will be drawn together.

That means there will be three consecutive Argentine national derbys......

This possibility has been reported as headlines by many Argentine domestic media, especially as the draw approaches, and it is covered by more South American media outlets.

Fortunately, River Plate's next two league opponents are not strong, Rosario Central and Argentine Juniors.

So Diego Simeone can focus on Boca Juniors after two league games, but the thought of this national derby gives him a headache.

"Jorge, you say...... What about the national derby between the two Copa Libertadores quarter-finals? The injuries to Augusto and Oscar have left us with insufficient defensive depth at the back. Diego Simeone rubbed his temples with both hands, his face sad.

"Or ...... Change formation?", Jorge Gortillo suggested.

"No, I can't. Diego Simeone immediately dismissed this suggestion: "No matter how we change the formation, we can't ignore the decline in our midfield's defensive ability, especially if we go to the candy box stadium, the defensive pressure will be infinitely magnified, and if we blindly change the formation, it may collapse." ”

"So?" said Jorge Gortillo, "why don't you go to the reserves and find a defensive midfielder to top up?"

Diego Simeone thought for a moment and shook his head: "The two forwards in the reserve team are okay, defensive midfielders...... The strength is not good yet. ”

"If the reserves can't do it, then ......" Jorge Gortillo looked at Diego Simeone.

At the same time, Diego Simeone also looked at Jorge Gortillo.

Then the two tacitly said: "Youth team!"

A lot of teams are like that, when the first team is short of personnel, the focus is on the reserves or the youth team.

But Jorge Gortillo hesitated: "...... You say, wouldn't it be bad to put Don in the first team too early?"

"What's so bad?" Diego Simeone stood up from his chair, crossed his hands on his hips, and looked out the window, his eyes full of nostalgia: "I played in the main position in Banfield when I was seventeen years old, and I entered the national team at the age of eighteen, I believe...... Don can do the same. ”

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Since the inexplicable hostility of Igabi Fabiani towards Tang Zheng has disappeared, the atmosphere in the youth team has improved a lot, and there are occasional jokes that make people laugh during training.

Head coach Igabi Fabiani and assistant coach Christian Pizzi have mostly turned a blind eye and sometimes even joined in.

Of course, this relaxed atmosphere is inseparable from the team's results, and now River Plate Youth Team is already at the top of the Youth League with a two-point advantage thanks to the wave of consecutive wins played since Tang Zheng returned to the main lineup.

At the current rate, River Plate's youth team is just around the corner to win this season's Youth League title.

However, in the near future, head coach Igabi Fabiani feels that the whole world is about to abandon him......

The first training session of the new day has just begun, and youth team head coach Igabi Fabiani rubs his right eye.

Christian Pizzi asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"I don't know how, since last night...... My right eye was beating all the time. Igabi Fabiani said.

"Or ...... Check out the team doctor?" advises Christian Pizzi.

Igabi Fabiani waved his hand and refused: "Forget it, let's take care of the training of this group of rabbit cubs first, and then go to Daniel's old guy after the training is over." ”

About half an hour later, first-team manager Diego Simeone walked to the youth training pitch accompanied by Academy director Nicolas.

The sharp-eyed Hornas saw the well-dressed first-team manager Diego Simeone at a glance and immediately exclaimed: "Look, that's the first-team manager!"

The first-team manager and the youth director came to the youth team's training ground at the same time, and even a fool could guess some clues.

Now that River Plate's first-team midfield has suffered a lot of injuries, coupled with the previous accumulation of injuries, if it weren't for striker Falcao's hot form, River Plate's results during this period would have been miserable.

All the members of the youth team swallowed, including Tang Zheng.

Recently, it has been rumored that head coach Diego Simeone is looking for someone from the reserve team or the youth team to fill the vacancy in the squad, and from the direction Diego Simeone is coming from, it is from the reserve team!

What do you train hard for every day?

It's not about being promoted to the first team one day, making a name for yourself, improving your family's living conditions, and then using the La League as a springboard to the top five European leagues and becoming a real big star.

This is the dream of every young Argentine player!

"Huh, my eyes don't jump. "Igabi Fabiani just took a sip of water, and his right eye didn't jump again.

However, he soon found that his players had stopped training without giving orders, and just as he was about to blow the whistle, he saw Academy director Nicolas walk in from the training ground with first-team manager Diego Simeone.

Youth training director + first team head coach configuration, even if Igabi Fabiani thinks about the problem with his toes - the first team is short of people, and the youth team needs people.

As a courtesy, Igabi Fabiani and Christian Pizzi stood side by side to meet Diego Simeone and Academy Director Nicolas.

That's when Igabi Fabiani realized why his eyelids had been jumping since last night and this morning.

It turned out that it was the first team who came to the youth team to ask for someone!