German Pezzella He has not yet recovered, so he would not travel to Mendoza, where River will face Independent Rivadavia this Thursday at 9:30 p.m. for date 23 of the Professional League. In that way, There would already be four matches in which the world champion will be absent already Marcelo Gallardo Assembling the defense can be complicated.
Pezzella has been injured for almost three weeks. His last game was against Atlético Mineiro at the Monumental, in the rematch of the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores. Then, he suffered muscle fatigue before the collision with Banfield for the League and did not play again. He also missed the matches against Institute y Central Tents.
Before the victory over the team he leads Ruben Darío InsuaPezzella was asked to try to see if he could be at the Monumental that afternoon, but the result was negative and counterproductive since he suffered and aggravated the injury. That is why the following Monday, when he joined the Argentine National Teamwas disaffected.
In addition to Pezzella, the Doll He doesn’t know if he can count on Paulo Diazwho will just join the training at RiverCamp this Wednesday afternoon after his participation with the Chilean national team. They will analyze it and there they will define if it is ready to play or not. If they see him fit, they will put him on the plane. Otherwise, the coach must put another defender behind to accompany Leandro González Pirez.
In that case, the coach would choose Federico Gattoni or the kid Daniel Zabalawho bites on point. The player who emerged from the River Plate quarry, despite having only played 90 minutes in this second cycle of Gallardo (against Defensa y Justicia) and as a right back, left a better impression against Halcón, a match in which the former San Lorenzo was sent off at the end for a double yellow.
And Ramiro Funes Mori? He Twin He did not even concentrate in the last games and is closer to emigrating in the next transfer market than to continuing in River.
If Díaz does not play, Gallardo will have to play with three substitutes in four positions on the last line. The only owner would be Fabricio Bustos on the right side. On the other side, he will play Milton Casco given that Marcos Acuña (left hamstring tear) and Enzo Díaz (he underwent surgery for an inguinal hernia) are injured.