Montiel suffers tear: out of Argentina squad, worry for River | OneFootball

The defender finished the match against Estudiantes de Río Cuarto with discomfort and was ruled out of the matches against Mauritania and Zambia. The Millonario hopes to have him for the Superclásico.

Tests confirmed that Gonzalo Montiel suffered a tear at the end of the match between River and Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, which will leave him out of Argentina's last friendlies before the World Cup.

The River defender, who had scored the first goal from a penalty in the 2-0 victory in Río Cuarto, had to be stretchered off with clear signs of pain as the match was ending.

This Monday, the world champion in Qatar 2022 underwent tests which determined that he suffered a grade 1 muscle injury in the left biceps femoris.

Thus, Montiel will miss the two friendlies that the Argentina National Team will play against Mauritania and Zambia, on March 27 and 31, both at La Bombonera.

It remains to be seen if Lionel Scaloni decides to replace him with another player since the only right-back left among those called up is Nahuel Molina, who scored a stunning goal for Atlético over the weekend in the defeat in the classic against Real Madrid.

Scaloni had already had to call up another River player today, Lucas Martínez Quarta, because Leonardo Balerdi was also ruled out due to discomfort.

Gonzalo Montiel was ruled out of the Argentina National Team

Another victory for the European Coudet

Beyond the Argentina National Team, Montiel's injury also raises concerns at River, as the team led by Eduardo Coudet faces a series of important matches, although with the good news that there will be no Professional League this weekend due to the FIFA date.

In a couple of weeks, River will host Belgrano and then will consecutively face two classics: first, they will have to go to Avellaneda to face Racing and then host Boca in the Superclásico.

River reported that Montiel's injury is grade 1, similar to the one Juanfer Quintero recently had, which allowed the Colombian to return after a couple of weeks. The Millonario is aiming for Cachete to be available against Boca, although it remains to be seen if he can even return sooner.

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