Bad news from River: Pity Martínez tore his cruciate ligaments

Bad news for the River world. This Sunday, the club reported that the player suffered a cruciate ligament injury in his left knee, after the friendly match that Demichelis’ team played this Saturday against an MLS team.

“The player Gonzalo Martinez suffered a sprained left knee playing yesterday’s friendly match. After the match he felt unwell and this Sunday tests were carried out which resulted in a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee,” he shared the River online. Sunday evening.

The player was coming off two recent bad experiences due to injuries. Passing through Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia, on March 11, 2021, Martinez He suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament in his right knee which kept him out of court for nine months.

Then in February 2023 he suffered another ligament rupture, this time in his left knee. Apparently, according to what the club reports, Pity suffered that injury.

Thus, in August 2023 he returned to River, in the final stage of the recovery process, to play in the Professional League Cup tournament.}

Before returning to River, Pity traveled to Barcelona, ​​​​where he went for a medical examination by Ramón Cugat, the international specialist in complex injuries of footballers, was discharged and began working on the field in Argentina.

In 2023, Martínez played only 8 games for River and scored one goal. Now, when he was excited to get back to his best form, Pity has suffered an injury again. He will remain out of court for no less than six months.