It’s a shame about Martínez’s injury: the series of knees suffered by River worries Demichelis

As well as causing a great impact on Riverthe injury of Too bad Martinez was referring to one of the diagnoses that Martin Demichelis and his collaborators had done so on campus last year. He deals with the problems of several footballers in their own knees. An evil that afflicts Núñez’s team.

“There are some damaged knees,” was one of the conclusions reached by River’s coaching staff. And this was one of the reasons why the coach was unable to use some players who he would have liked to give more playing minutes to. Already at the end of 2023, that perception is confirmed by the latest injuries. And at the beginning of 2024, the rupture of the cruciate ligaments in Pity Martínez’s left knee causes the problem to resurface.

The most affected footballers last year were Matías Suarezwho has had a chronic injury (right knee synovitis); Jonathan Maidana (inflammation and pain, resulting from injuries suffered in the past); Emanuele Mammana (also with synovitis); Bruno Zuculini (he underwent surgery at the beginning of 2023 for a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and also suffered from synovitis at the end of the year); David Martinez (he underwent surgery for patellar tendinopathy in his right knee and in the latter part of 2023 he suffered a sprain of the internal lateral ligament of his right knee) and Milton helmet (an arthroscopy was performed on his right knee for a meniscus problem from which he is still recovering).

To these disorders we must add those of Enzo Perez AND Nicolas de la Cruzwho also suffered from synovitis at some point in the year, although in the end they managed to play without problems and were fundamental elements for the functioning of the team.

Even of the players mentioned, only two remain in the current squad: Casco and Martínez. Even so, the knee problem continues. And not just for Pity’s injury, which will be operated on in Barcelona by doctor Ramón Cugat, who had already treated him last year when he also suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee. Also due to the background of other footballers.

Ramiro Funes MoriFor example, in the last days of the preseason in Bradenton, USA, he was training differently due to inflammation in his left knee. It should be remembered that the defender underwent surgery in 2017 for a torn meniscus, an injury sustained in La Paz, playing with the Argentine national team against Bolivia.

But rehab had some setbacks like the detachment of the affected part, which led to a new surgery and that’s why it took him so long to return to play for a year. At the time, he was at Everton in England.

Casco is also training separately for now in the preseason. The full-back had already been excluded from the League Cup final and the Champions Trophy final because he had to undergo an arthroscopy for a meniscus injury.

Manuele Lanzini, meanwhile, is another player who has a difficult history. Before Russia 2018, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the pre-World Cup training camp which Argentina national team, directed by Jorge Sampaoli, was filmed in Barcelona. For this reason, the footballer who played for West Ham at the time was excluded from the event and Enzo Pérez traveled to replace him.

These types of injuries are part of football and competition at the highest levels. It’s known. In any case, River hopes that the knee pain the team is suffering from will not affect Demichelis’ plans.