River to request reduced ban for Maxi Salas | OneFootball

Marcelo Gallardo is dealing with a long list of absences as he tries to put together his team for the upcoming match against Sarmiento this Sunday. River is under pressure to earn points to improve their position in the annual standings, and the management has decided to appeal the Disciplinary Tribunal’s decision regarding Maximiliano Salas’s two-match suspension, hoping to have him available this weekend.

The red card for excessive verbal conduct against Riestra ended up being more costly than perhaps even the player himself expected. Not only did the Millonario have to play with one less man as they tried, unsuccessfully, to overturn the result against the Malevo, but Salas also missed the match against Rosario Central and, for now, will not be available for the game against the team from Junín either.

River is waiting for the Disciplinary Tribunal to issue a decision this Thursday and determine whether to uphold the two-match ban or reduce it to one, which would allow Salas to play on Sunday. Currently, the former Racing player is the only starting forward, as the other spot is being contested by Facundo Colidio and Miguel Ángel Borja, while they await Sebastián Driussi’s recovery.

Recent precedents from the body responsible for determining penalties are generating some optimism in Núñez. In this same tournament, they decided to reduce Luciano Giménez’s suspension (from Huracán) from three to two matches; Aaron Quiros’s from two to one; and even Gustavo Costas’s from four matches to just two.

If the Disciplinary Tribunal ultimately grants River’s request, Salas will be able to start this Sunday. In any case, Gallardo will still have to contend with at least seven absences: Gonzalo Montiel, Lautaro Rivero, Marcos Acuña, Kevin Castaño, and Juan Fernando Quintero, all away on international duty; and Juan Carlos Portillo, due to the red card he received in Rosario.

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