Agustín Ruberto's curse: ligament tear again at River, out for the year | OneFootball

The young forward was unable to finish training ahead of the match against Gimnasia, and tests confirmed the worst. He had already injured the same knee in February 2025.

River’s world received sad news: Agustín Ruberto tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the same injury he had suffered in February 2025. The Millonario youngster will be out for at least eight months. A major blow for Eduardo Coudet in attack.

During Tuesday’s training session, the striker felt discomfort in his left knee and underwent tests that revealed this unfortunate diagnosis. This situation was not made public on the day of the match against Gimnasia, which River won 2-0 at the Monumental, so as not to discourage the fans.

Ruberto had already suffered this serious injury at the start of 2025 with the Argentina Under-20 national team during the South American Championship match against Uruguay. A year later, in the 4-1 defeat to Tigre in February 2026, he had returned to first-team action under Marcelo Gallardo.

Now, the young player, who has made six appearances so far this season, will miss the rest of 2026 and will only be available again at the start of the next calendar year. First, he will have to wait for the swelling in his knee to go down before undergoing surgery, and then he will begin a long rehabilitation process, his second in a year and a half.

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