River’s goalkeeping woes continue: Ezequiel Centurión picks up an injury | OneFootball

Beyond the fact that Franco Armani has been medically cleared and will be available for the upcoming Sunday match against Vélez, problems in River's goalkeeping department persist. Ezequiel Centurión has suffered an injury to his left pectineus muscle and will be sidelined for at least three weeks.

The 28-year-old goalkeeper had just recovered from a fracture in his left wrist, sustained in the Copa Argentina final between Independiente Rivadavia and Argentinos Juniors, which prevented him from taking part in preseason training and kept him off the bench for the first matches of the Torneo Apertura.

He played in the first two rounds of the Torneo Proyección de Reserva, aiming to gain match fitness and serve as an alternative for the goal, which was being defended by Santiago Beltrán due to the succession of injuries suffered by Franco Armani, which also kept him out for much of the preparation and the start of the local championship.

Given the good performances by the young player and the possibility of being the third goalkeeper in the squad (with Armani as the starter and Beltrán as the first substitute), the Mendoza side, Lepra, made another attempt to bring him back this transfer window. Ultimately, the move could not be completed because Alfredo Berti’s team was unable to free up a spot to sign him. However, it is expected that they will try again in the winter transfer window.

For now, Centurión will miss River’s next four matches: the visit to Vélez, the home game against Banfield, the clash against Independiente Rivadavia in Mendoza, and the match against Atlético Tucumán at the Monumental. It is not ruled out that once he recovers, he will get more minutes with the Reserve team led by Marcelo Escudero.

The positive news for River is that Armani, who trained normally throughout the week, has been medically cleared and will be called up for the match against El Fortín, which will take place next Sunday at 19:15 at the José Amalfitani stadium.

It remains to be seen whether Marcelo Gallardo will opt for “El Pulpo” or if he will put him on the bench and continue with the young Santiago Beltrán, who kept another clean sheet on Tuesday against Ciudad de Bolívar.

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