River: from training suspended due to the cold to the frustrated arrival of Jaminton Campaz

River added another headache to his preseason in the United States. This time the cause was nothing more and nothing less than the freezing cold in Dallas, in the state of Texas. And the 10 degrees below zero were more than the coach had hoped for. Martin Demichelis: The gusts of freezing wind made it impossible for the players to remain on the pitch.

It only took 15 minutes for the entire team to abandon training. Covered in jackets, gloves and collars, the players slowly walked off the field under a scorching sun. Morning which was not enough to adequately maintain the formation.

This way the Millionaire cannot maintain a problem-free preseason. With the departure of Claudio Echeverri against the Under 23 national team, the rupture of the ligaments of the Gonzalo Martinez and the recent injury of Santiago Simone on his right in the first friendly that will leave him out for more than a month, Nuñez’s team arrives a little unbalanced in the second match of this tour. Moreover, he cannot count on Pablo Solari and Sebastián Bosellialso called respectively by Javier Mascherano and Marcelo Bielsa.

Meanwhile, this Saturday at 7 p.m., River will close the tour against Pachuca at FC Dallas Stadium in these weather conditions. They will face Salomón Rondón’s team, a recent reinforcement of the Mexican team, who left River because he did not adapt to life in Argentina.

As for the season, after the friendly match the team will travel to Buenos Aires and finish preparing for the start of the season League Cup next week, which will see him at home in the first match against Argentinos Juniors, Sunday 28 January at 7pm.

Two renovations

River, however, announced this Friday the renewal of the contracts of two players with a good present and sales capacity in the near future. These are Esequiel Barco and Santiago Simón. Both signed their new bond in Dallas, where the millionaire leaders reside.

Both Barco and Simón have signed until December 2026. The former Independiente’s contract expired at the end of the year. “There could be one or two additions in this market. One for Pity Martínez’s injury and another could concern the right back covered by Santiago Simón.”, President Jorge Brito warned on ESPN. And he added: “Before they told us that we had a long team and now it’s young. I believe that we are balanced and that we will fight in the Copa Libertadores.”

Furthermore, the bossThe River team has taken strength with the arrival of the Colombian Jaminton Campaz, from Rosario Central. “We never considered the possibility of hiring Campaz”, he blurted out. And he closes: “Miguel Borja will stay and no offer has arrived from Inter Miami for Agustín Palavecino. The idea is to maintain the squad and if possible add some hierarchy.”