River: between concern for Nicolás de la Cruz and the appearance of a Gallardo in the squad of the First Division

Among the situation matías suarez and what was known about this Wednesday Nicholas DeLa Cruz the movie might be called “That Damn Knee”. Is that the Uruguayan midfielder suffers from synovitis in his right knee and will be out again for at least 12 days for consideration by the coach Martin Demichelis.

“On the day of the appointment, the player Nicolás De la Cruz presented an episode of synovitis in his right knee and must undergo medical and physiokinetic treatments, remaining inactive for a period of approximately 10-12 days according to evolution”, it was the text of the medical report released this afternoon by the Núñez club.

De la Cruz, 25, did not take part in training this Wednesday, where Elías Gómez was not present either. The left-back went home for presenting some fever lines. At the same time, Miguel Borgia AND Santiago Simon they trained in a lighter way to lower the loads after a very demanding training Monday.

And one day Gallardo came back…

Another novelty that coach Martín Demichelis had was to add the second son of Marcellus Gallardo, matiasone of the backup hooks who had already worked in the First Division last season.

Although it was only for one day, the illusion of seeing another Gallardo with a red sash at the Monumental is intact. Matías is category 2003 and works in the Reserve. He plays as an attacking midfielder and has things from his father as he has a similar build and plays as a midfielder.

The little Gallardo trained this Wednesday morning at the RiverCamp in Ezeiza with the professional team together with two of his teammates from the Reserve, Leandro Peña Biafore (defender, brother of Felipe), also from the 2003 category and Alexis Araujo (forward), class of 2004 .

This decision by Demichelis not only has to do with filling seats in practice, but also with Micho’s overall plan at River, which includes youngsters and goes beyond watching them in every game the reserve plays at Ezeiza Stadium. .

For this reason, in addition to the Selective team directed by Jorge Sbrissa – made up of guys from the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Divisions who have already started to have contact with the professional squad -, the coach claims that the team’s players have been led by Marcelo Escudero, leaders of the Reserve, begin to add friction from the Primera.

For El Chino (as the son of the doll is nicknamed) those hours at the command of Demichelis mean an important psychic injection at the beginning of the year where he lost some ground after a dizzying 2022. Promoted together with midfielder Elián Giménez, the goalkeeper Luke Lavagnino and the steering wheel Martinian salary, the attacking midfielder made the leap into reserve with his uncle Jonathan La Rosa, put up the 10 his old man defended so well and was a key piece. Plus, in November, during Doll’s last days in charge, he participated in reduced soccer practice with Prima.

Although it was also an exception to complete the number of players for a specific training session, these two appearances bring him a little closer to the next category and at the same time he has yet to reach football growth and earn a place again because with A “Devil” Echeverri ignition and good yields of Esteban Fernández AND Axel Encinas She has become an alternative from the bank for Pichi.

What is clear is that all the club’s coaches see it as a more than interesting project. With the support of his father, with whom he shares daily conversations and receives the best advice, and followed everywhere by his mother Geraldine, the 19-year-old boy is the Gallardo Jr. most similar to the Doll in his ball ability and playing prospects (Nahuel is a winger and Santino plays centre-forward).

admirer of Juanfer Quintero, Kevin DeBruyne AND Nacho Fernández, the left-handed was evolving from the Ninth, in recent months he has grown several centimeters, has strengthened his physique and when the time has come to introduce himself he has identified himself with Marcelo Gallardo’s game. “I’m a player with a good pass, who thinks and is fast,” said Matías. With all these toppings, the heir to the Doll continues to build his story, with the initial ones giving him a special plus in Núñez.