The players River will be without for the Superclásico | OneFootball

Coudet already knows he won’t be able to count on three players for the match against Boca due to injury, while Vera and Quintero are now doubtful and will be evaluated.

After the match against Carabobo, River is already starting to feel the build-up to the Superclásico against Boca and is taking into account that it will be without important players who have been sidelined for some time and were unable to recover. Looking ahead to the clash at the Monumental, Eduardo Coudet’s team will have three injury absences: Franco Armani, Maximiliano Meza and Juan Portillo.

Likewise, the confirmed list comes with an asterisk, with other doubtful players who will be evaluated and could be added: Giuliano Galoppo and the two last-minute injuries against Carabobo, Fausto Vera and Juan Fernando Quintero.

The most significant absence, without a doubt, is Armani’s. The captain has been dealing with physical problems since preseason: first he suffered a tear in his left calf and then inflammation in the Achilles tendon of the same leg.

That string of setbacks kept him sidelined for much of the year and explains why he has only been able to play 45 minutes so far in 2026. His recovery has dragged on longer than expected and, for now, he is not fit to return. For River, he is not just a starter, but a key figure because of his leadership and experience in this type of match. When will he return? The idea is for him to be fit by the end of April.

For his part, Meza has also been unavailable since the Superclásico against Boca in November 2025, when he got injured and had to undergo surgery on his patellar tendon. Since then, he has been going through a gradual rehabilitation process and is already doing work on the field. In his case, he is aiming to be available again in May.

The third name on the list is Portillo. The defender suffered a ligament injury at the start of the year that requires a longer recovery time, and he is still not fit to return. His case had already been taken into account for weeks, since he may only be able to target a return in the middle of the second half of 2026.

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