What Tobías Ramírez will bring to Coudet's River defence | OneFootball

By surprise and without much fanfare, River signed Tobías Ramírez, and Eduardo Coudet added one of the most promising defenders in Argentine football. At just 19 years old, he will provide a new option to the range of choices Chacho has at the back, where he currently has Lautaro Rivero, Paulo Díaz, Lucas Martínez Quarta, and the injured Germán Pezzella and Juan Carlos Portillo.

A product of Argentinos Juniors’ youth academy, Ramírez has always stood out for his leadership, a trait that made him shine at youth level and was key to his First Division debut at just 17 in 2024. Curiously, that match was against River at the Monumental.

After an excellent 2023 in which he played 31 matches for El Bicho, his involvement in the team gradually declined. However, last October, he stood out as one of Argentina’s top performers at the Under-20 World Cup in Chile. There, he was the second player with the most interceptions and the third with the most clearances, playing every minute and even wearing the captain’s armband.

Another of the defender’s strengths is his great ability in the air, an area in which he stands out thanks to his height of 1.85 meters. Comfortable on either side, he can play both as a right center back and a left center back. It is worth noting that when Coudet was Alavés’ head coach, he had already shown interest in him.

The brand-new signing arrives with 12 rounds of the Apertura Tournament already played thanks to an exception requested from the AFA following the sale of Matías Galarza Fonda to MLS, so he could begin training next week.

Sources at the Tifón de Boyacá claim the deal was completed for 5 million dollars for 80% of his rights. From Núñez, they agree on the percentage but differ on the amount, stating that the signing cost 3.5 million. What both sides do agree on is that Ramírez’s contract will run until December 2019.

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