Facundo Colidio a doubt for the River v Racing clásico | OneFootball

Saturday’s training session, the penultimate one before the clásico against Racing, brought two pieces of good news and one bad for Marcelo Gallardo as he considers River’s lineup: 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, that’s not the case for the forward, who suffered a hamstring tear 20 days ago against Gimnasia. Although he has done field and ball work, he’s still not fit to push himself and play football, which leaves his participation for the visit to El Cilindro very much in doubt.

The optimism that reigned at River at the start of the week has faded as training sessions have gone by, and at this point his situation is completely uncertain, with even greater chances of missing the Clausura round of sixteen.

As it stands, Colidio would already be cutting it close in terms of the ideal recovery time for this type of muscle injury; and, moreover, he hasn’t yet increased his workload enough for Gallardo to consider calling him up for River. That’s why he’ll be waited on until the last moment, and only on Sunday will it be decided whether he’ll be included.

The players River recovers against Racing and the probable lineup

Aside from Colidio, Gallardo will recover several key players for the decisive match against Racing. Not only will Martínez Quarta and Montiel be available again, but also Marcos Acuña—after serving his suspension for yellow card accumulation like the center-back—, Kevin Castaño and Matías Galarza Fonda, who have returned from representing their national teams in the last FIFA window.

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