Franco Armani was not in the arc River this sunday against Platense in Vicente Lopezin a match corresponding to the Professional Soccer League. A few hours before the game, the goalkeeper left the concentration due to a family problem that required him to be present. Therefore, Jeremías Ledesma replaced him and played officially for the club for the third time, the second in Marcelo Gallardo’s management.
As far as he could know Clarionthe goalkeeper met with his family due to a health problem of his 3-year-old son, who had to undergo medical tests but, fortunately, he is not at risk and the situation is under control. Armani himself was present taking care of it personally, along with his wife Daniela Rendon.
The Casildense will have his back covered in Vicente López by Ledesma, a goalkeeper who arrived in the middle of the year and who will have his third official match in River since his arrival, the second with the Dollwhich had already put it 1-1 against Gimnasia in La Plata, almost two months ago, when the coach of Núñez’s team decided to play that match with substitutes, a few days before playing the second leg of the round of 16 of the Libertadores against Talleres de Córdoba.
And for Ledesma, this Sunday afternoon-night is no small challenge: with the few chances given to him by an almost infallible Armani who was missing for the ninth time since his arrival at the beginning of 2018, he will try to achieve his first clean sheet (three goals in against in this tournament) and demonstrate to the maximum all the virtues that led him to stand out in Spain and Rosario Central. That, of course, with the difficulty that it means for a goalkeeper to jump onto the field of play without so much continuity of matches.
In his favor, in his last version against Gimnasia he made it clear that he is at the level of River’s goal: without responsibility for the 1-1 goal near the end, he had a great save on a mid-distance shot and was a piece important for the Millionaire to at least take a point in a match in which he did not show a good version.
Meanwhile, without SAntiago Beltranwho is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, River’s substitute goalkeeper against Platense is Lucas Lavagninowho at 20 years old will occupy that place for the fourth time and has not yet made his debut in First Division.