Eduardo Coudet left Subiabre and Kendry Páez out of River squad | OneFootball

For purely football-related decisions and with no physical issues involved, the coach decided not to call up either of the two midfielders. In addition, Franco Armani returns.

After eliminating San Lorenzo in epic fashion, River switches gears and gets ready for the quarterfinal clash that will see them face Gimnasia at the Monumental Stadium. For this match, Eduardo Coudet announced his squad list and caused surprise by leaving out Kendry Páez and Ian Subiabre for purely football-related reasons, with neither of them dealing with any physical discomfort.

Páez and Subiabre’s absence raised eyebrows because both players had been getting minutes under the coach. They did not have guaranteed starting spots, but they had been rotating into the lineups, with several appearances this year. The case of the player from Comodoro Rivadavia is even more striking, since he played in twelve of the thirteen matches managed by the coach, starting in nine of them. The Ecuadorian, meanwhile, featured in nine, starting three.

Despite the surprise it caused, this is not the first time Coudet has made this kind of decision. In fact, to replace them, he once again called up Santiago Lencina, who already had the chance to be in the squad against Carabobo in Venezuela, and Lautaro Pereyra, who made his First Division debut during Chacho’s spell in charge. In addition, Juan Cruz Meza is part of the squad. None of them had been called up for the round of 16 against San Lorenzo.

The latest player to be “left out” had been Kevin Castaño, who since the Superclásico had only been called up for the match against Carabobo in Venezuela, and was once again left off the list for the clash with El Ciclón.

Coudet’s squad list for the quarterfinals against Gimnasia.

On the other hand, Armani was called up again and replaced Ezequiel Centurión. After several weeks doing fieldwork, El Pulpo put behind him the poorly healed muscle tear, Achilles tendon tendinitis, and the subsequent fibrosis that had kept him out for nearly the entire campaign. Even so, Santiago Beltrán will keep his place between the posts.

In defense, the only change is the absence of Facundo González, who will be rested, without his spot going to another center back.

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