Hours before a decisive match against Banfield for the 13th round of group A of the
Professional Football League Cup
,
Independiente
lost its captain,
Iván Marcone
, who suffers
from dengue
and will not be able to participate in the duel that the team led by
Carlos Tevez
It will be played this Friday from 9 p.m. at the Florencio Sola.
The confirmation of the bad news was given by the club through its accounts on various social networks. “The tests came back positive for dengue fever. He was ordered to rest at home, which is why he will not be able to accompany the team in today's match. "A lot of strength, Captain!", expressed the institution in a brief medical report.
The
33-year-old
midfielder had not been able to complete training on Thursday with his teammates as a result of a fever that had set off alarms in the red portion of Avellaneda.
The health checks certified the suspicion, so the former Arsenal, Lanús and Boca player will not only miss Friday's game, but we will have to wait for his evolution to know if he will be able to play next weekend against Talleres.
📌 Medical report: Iván Marcone.
The tests came back positive for dengue. He was ordered to rest at home, which is why he will not be able to accompany the team in today's match.
Lots of strength, Captain! 👊#AllRed 🔴 pic.twitter.com/9eWIDBjn7S
— CA Independiente (@Independiente) April 5, 2024
The absence of Marcone will place Tevez at a crossroads to define his replacement for the match against Banfield, in which his team will play a good part of its chances of qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Professional League Cup. Soccer.
The coach can use the youth David Martínez, 19 years old, who in the current tournament participated in 10 of
Rojo
's 12 games , although he only started twice: against Vélez and Huracán.
The other man who could enter the midfield is the Uruguayan Gabriel Neves, who last started against Riestra. That day, he was replaced when only 33 minutes of the first period had been played and David Martínez entered his place.