Pity scored for River Plate and looked pretty good. He is not Almiron. He doesn't have that high of a ceiling but his floor is great. His game is nice. He is more of a winger than a straight 10 but he is fast, great dribbler, smart and really can pass. He will work extremely well with Barco who should be moving to the CAM spot.
I didn't see the River Plate v Boca Juniors match yesterday, but heard that Atlanta United was brought up a few times during the broadcast. From what I've read about Pity, he will be a better compliment to Josef, and Barco will benefit for him being there.
Barco was signed to replace Almiron. They knew what they were doing, and that he would need a year to adjust. Barco will be the box-to-box CAM that Almiron was on this team. Here's to hoping that a year of seasoning has matured him enough to comfortably wear that responsibility.
You're looking at a lineup something like this
Pity - Josef
Garza-Gressel-Barco-Escobar
Remidi-Nagbe
LGP-Parkhurst-Big Red
Guzan
Poor Villaba....
Bench: Villaba - Carleton - M. Robinson - George Bello - J. Hernandez - B. Vasquez....Kann...R. Williams
