Paulo Díaz, the injury absentee River could regain for Belgrano final | OneFootball

Some really busy days are coming up for River Plate. The reason is that next Sunday, the Millonario will face Belgrano de Córdoba with the big 2026 Torneo Apertura final of the Copa de la Liga Profesional on the horizon. As a result, there is enormous excitement among each and every one of the club’s fans in Núñez.

In any case, before that, more precisely this Wednesday, River must take the field for the fifth matchday of the current Copa Sudamericana. With Núñez’s Monumental Stadium as the stage, Eduardo Coudet’s team will go head-to-head with Red Bull Bragantino with the mission of securing first place in the group.

As a result, Chacho will have a dilemma centered on the eleven players chosen to face the Brazilian club just a few days before the crucial match in which a new title will be on the line. Therefore, everything indicates that River’s coach will rest a good number of key players.

With that in mind, in recent hours good news emerged about one of the players in the Millonario’s treatment room. It is Paulo Díaz, the Chilean defender who, even though he had fallen behind Lucas Martínez Quarta and Lautaro Rivero, could make himself available for the match against Bragantino.

The experienced 31-year-old center back has been recovering from a muscle tear and is waiting for medical clearance. This Tuesday, the former San Lorenzo de Almagro player, among other clubs, will be tested to confirm how he responds and whether he can be included in the squad list for the Sudamericana.

It is no minor detail that the 56-cap Chile international responded well in Monday’s training session, so the next step is to put him under greater strain. If that also goes well, it is practically a given that he will be one of the players in Coudet’s training camp squad.

Logically, by extension, if he can be available against Bragantino, Paulo Díaz could also be called up for the match that will decide the new champion of the top tier of Argentine football. In that case, he would take a place on the substitutes’ bench, waiting for a new opportunity.

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