The players River will be without for the Superclásico | OneFootball

Coudet already knows he will be without three players to host 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 buildup 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. Ahead of the clash at the Monumental, Eduardo Coudet’s team will have three injury absences: Franco Armani, Maximiliano Meza, and Juan Portillo.

Likewise, an asterisk should be added to the confirmed list with other doubtful players who will be evaluated and could be added: Giuliano Galoppo and the two late 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 sidelined him 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 piece because of his leadership and experience in this kind of match. When will he be back? The idea is for him to be fit by the end of April.

Meanwhile, Meza has also been unavailable since the Superclásico against Boca in November 2025, when he was injured and had to undergo surgery on his patellar tendon. Since then, he has been going through a gradual rehabilitation process that already has him doing fieldwork. 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 beginning of the year that requires a longer recovery period, and he is still not in condition to return. His case had already been taken into account for weeks, since he could only hope to return in the middle of the second half of 2026.

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