Colombian Borja trained normally, but he’s not the only important player Demichelis recovers at River

Training this Wednesday morning at Ezeiza RiverCamp He left another good news for Martin Demichelis, in his quest to never lose more players to physical problems. The thing is Miguel Borgiawho had requested the change in respects Young Argentines In the second half, due to overloading his right hamstring, he worked normally together with group e is available for Saturday’s 6pm match against Tigreto victory.

It is undoubtedly a great peace of mind for the coach, who will be able to count on a player who arrives directly in front of the opponent’s goal. The Colombian is the main source of goals for this team: Despite having added one in the tournament (the momentary draw against Argentinos, on a penalty), he has accumulated 12 in the last 15 games, counting the final dates of the last professional championship, the start of the current one and the preseason friendlies .

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In this way, with Borja already recovered, and within the starting team as center forward, Salomón Rondón has to wait for his chance to start the match, unless Demichelis tries to string them together from the start. So far that possibility has not occurred, given that the two times the Venezuelan has entered, against Belgrano and Argentinos, he has done it for the Colombian.

In front of the match against the Tiger, Demichelis will also consider whether Nicolás De La Cruz and Paulo Díaz could be in the squad, who have been training alongside the group since Monday. That the Uruguayan and the Chilean are ready to return to the field is of vital importance for River. Above all for the presence of the Uruguayan midfielder, who can provide that portion of the game that the team lacks in midfield.

In turn, De La Cruz also stands out for his ability to recover balls, so he can do double duty. He also has a good setback, something the coach places a lot of importance on in his game plan.

Since Demichelis took over as River’s technical director, De La Cruz trained normally for the first time this week. After playing the World Cup in Qatar, the Uruguayan underwent stem cell treatment in his right knee to strengthen it, for which he trained differently during the preseason in Miami, without being able to add playing minutes.

And he did it this way to have an efficient recovery from his time in the operating room. The set-up continued and was completed at the Ezeiza RiverCamp, until this Monday he is back training with the group. Now the technical staff will evaluate him physically and footballingly to see if they can count on him against the Tiger or if his return will take place the following week against Arsenal.

Díaz’s return is also considered major news since with his presence, The Chilean can reinforce a delicate area of ​​the playing field, such as River’s central defensewho had had problems, which were in the background against Argentinos, given the excellent work of Enzo Díaz.

The Chilean underwent arthroscopy in his right knee in December 2022, returning from a tour with the Chilean team with discomfort in that area. The defender began training alongside the group in the United States, but then returned to work separately and with kinesiologists as he felt pain and they had to lower the loads and intensity of the practices. His return is now imminent as he is healed.