Facundo Colidio a doubt for the clásico between River and Racing | OneFootball

The training session on Saturday, the penultimate one before the classic against Racing, brought two good news and one bad for Marcelo Gallardo as he thinks about forming River's team: Lucas Martínez Quarta and Gonzalo Montiel responded well to the demands and will be available in Avellaneda, but Facundo Colidio still hasn't been cleared and his call-up is at risk.

While the defenders have already overcome their respective knee issues, the same cannot be said for the forward, who suffered a hamstring tear 20 days ago against Gimnasia. Although he has been doing fieldwork and ball exercises, he is not yet ready to push himself and play football, which leaves him on the edge for the visit to the Cilindro.

The optimism that reigned at River at the start of the week has been dwindling as the training sessions progressed, and at this point, his situation is one of total uncertainty, with even more chances of missing the round of 16 of the Clausura.

Colidio would already be cutting it close in terms of the ideal recovery time for this type of muscle injury; moreover, he hasn't yet increased his workload to a level where Gallardo can consider calling him up for River. Therefore, he will wait until the last moment and will only decide on Sunday whether to include him.

The players River recovers against Racing and the probable lineup

Apart from Colidio, Gallardo will recover several players for the decisive match against Racing. Not only will Martínez Quarta and Montiel be available again, but also Marcos Acuña—after serving a suspension for accumulating yellow cards like the central defender—Kevin Castaño and Matías Galarza Fonda, who returned from representing their national teams in the last FIFA date.

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