Matías Viña set to join River, could become Gallardo’s third signing | OneFootball

After the departure of Milton Casco, River began the search for a new left-back and is about to finalize it. The club is putting the finishing touches on the loan deal for Matías Viña, a 28-year-old Uruguayan footballer, and the operation is very close to being completed.

Only the final details remain, which could be resolved this Saturday. The loan would be for one year with a purchase obligation subject to certain objectives, a condition imposed by Mengao and ultimately accepted by the Millonario, who had preferred an optional clause.

In this way, the wing-back would compete for the position with Marcos Acuña and would join Fausto Vera and Aníbal Moreno as reinforcements for the Núñez side, who are preparing for the 2026 preseason.

Viña barely played for Flamengo in 2025. The first part of the year he spent recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and a fracture in the tibia and meniscus he suffered against Palmeiras in August 2024. After nine months of recovery, he returned to the pitch, but his competitors for the position, Alex Sandro and Ayrton Lucas, were in better shape. He played only 10 matches and a total of 342 minutes.

Nevertheless, the left-back has had a long career in South American football. He came up through Nacional and in 2020 was bought by Palmeiras for 8.36 million euros. There, he shone, became a two-time Copa Libertadores champion, and crossed the pond to Roma in 2021 for 13,000,000 euros.

At the Loba, he started as a regular but gradually lost his place, although he did win the UEFA Conference League under José Mourinho. After loan spells at Bournemouth and Sassuolo, he returned to Brazil to play for Flamengo in 2024, who signed him for 8.1 million euros. Now, he is close to a new chapter in Núñez.

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