Borja and a decidedly unfortunate injury for River: does he make it to the Superclásico against Boca?

Amid the uproar over Esequiel Barco’s double penalty miss, another problem arose at River. A heavy problem for what is to come. It’s that Miguel Borja he suffered a small muscle injury to the left adductor and the scenario becomes more complicated to be able to play the Superclásico, Sunday 25th at the Monumental.

In what was an evening to forget for Millonario, Borja was forced to leave the pitch 9′ into the second half due to discomfort in his left leg. After returning from Tucumán, tests were carried out this Thursday afternoon at the Rossi Clinic and there the extent of his muscle injury was ascertained.

That’s why, for a logical reason, in the River they had already excluded the hummingbird for the match on Sunday 18th against Banfield, and light the candles so that the goalscorer, who has scored seven goals in six matches so far in 2024, can be present in the superclásico that will be played at the Monumental.

The possible replacement

From this defeat a question arises for Demichelis and his technical staff: who will the 9 be if Borja is not there? The most viable option is for Colidio to occupy the center of the attack, just like he did against Rosario Central in the Champions Trophy.

Another possibility is that Micho bet on the young Agustín Ruberto, Borja’s natural replacement and scorer of two goals in Millonario’s first match, but who hasn’t started yet and is only 17 years old. On Wednesday he was chosen to replace Colibrí when he left the field due to an injury that left him on the verge of missing the Superclásico.