The match that
River
will play against
Racing de Córdoba
this Wednesday from 9:10 p.m. at the Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero will not only mark the debut of
Martín Demichelis
's team in the current edition of the Copa Argentina.
It could also mean the reappearance of
Matías Suárez
.
The Cordoba striker is ready to return.
Suárez began to train normally, along with the rest of the squad last week.
And on Sunday, in the morning practice at the Monumental after River's victory over Lanús on Saturday, he played soccer.
He played 30 minutes of a formal trial of the substitutes (they won 2-0 with a double by Colombian
Miguel Borja
) against the Reserve.
Suárez barely played 45 minutes after Demichelis arrived
.
He played in the second half of the friendly against
Unión La Calera
from Chile, in San Luis on December 22, in 'Micho's' first meeting as a 'millionaire' DT.
Later,
the right knee played a trick on him again
.
And he again began a recovery process during the preseason.
The synovitis reappeared with force
, to the point that, at one point in the summer, the future of the Cordovan striker was uncertain.
And although, despite the rumors that circulated, he never thought of retiring or leaving River, he was very concerned about the situation.
However, he stuck to it again and worked together with the kinesiologists and physical trainers of the campus to return.
That return is near
.
What's more: there are chances that he will be part of the delegation that will travel to Santiago del Estero to take a place on the substitute bench against
Racing de Córdoba
.
And if it doesn't happen on Wednesday, it will surely be on Sunday against
Godoy Cruz
for the seventh date of the Professional League.
Photo: MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP.
Suárez's problems with that damn right knee come from drag.
“The first problem that Matías had in his right knee was an ossification in the patellar tendon, that is, he had an overbone and it caused him a lot of inflammation and pain.
He came from Belgium to Córdoba to undergo surgery in 2012. And that surgery improved his situation and he did not have any more problems for that matter.
But a year later he suffered a torn cruciate ligament in that knee, ”José María Luna, the Belgrano doctor who operated on him, had told Clarín.
And he added: “I traveled at that time to participate in the surgery at his request.
He underwent conventional surgery on his cruciate ligaments, a common injury for high-performance soccer players.
And in the two and a half years that he was in Belgrano since his return, he had no more problems with his knee.
He was able to play calm ”.
At River, where he arrived at the beginning of 2019, he also continued to play quietly for two years.
Until in April 2021 the problems returned in that right knee that had him mistreated and that
took him to the operating room again
in the first days of October of that year.
Last year he returned and although he could not complete 90 minutes, every time he had to enter the second half, he was influential for the team, be it with goals, assists or outstanding performances.
But, when it seemed that the knee problems were behind us, at the beginning of this year,
the pain recurred again
.
Suárez's return would not only take place this week.
Emanuel Mammana
could also return
.
The defender left behind the tear in his right hamstring that he suffered after the first round of the Professional League and is fit to play again.
In fact, he did 45 minutes of football on Sunday against the Reserve.
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