Central. The effort made by the players against Botafogo in Brazil was so great that several of them ended up exhausted and replaced, such as Luciano Vietto, Marco Di Cesare and Adrián Martínez. In the case of the forwards, it was only due to fatigue. Not so the situation of the center, who was injured again and set off alarm bells at a key stage of the season.
It is a fact that the young defender has compromised the adductor muscle of his right leg and that is why he asked to be substituted before the quarter of an hour of the second half in Rio de Janeiro. In the next few hours he will undergo tests to see if it is a strain or a tear in the area, but Gustavo Costas already knows that, at the very least, he will be out of the field for two to three weeks.
This physical complication will prevent him from playing next Monday against San Lorenzo at the Nuevo Gasómetro and puts him in doubt for the Avellaneda derby against Independiente, to be played on March 16, starting at 4 pm, at the Libertadores de América-Ricardo Enrique Bochini.
The defense is the weakest area of Racing, which also suffered the losses of Santiago Sosa (sprained right knee) and Agustín García Basso (fibula fracture in the right leg). Both are still recovering and should arrive in optimal condition to visit the Rojo.
In any case, both Nazareno Colombo and Germán Conti responded well in the back of the field of play at Nilton Santos and showed Costas that they are ready to play. Other starters will rest at Racing and will not play against San Lorenzo.
Beyond the fact that no other injuries were regretted, several important pieces ended up at the physical limit against Botafogo and will not be part of the derby on Barça land. Luciano Vietto (who was suffering from a hamstring injury in his left leg), Bruno Zuculini (left knee) and Gabriel Arias (right adductor) will most likely watch the action from the stands at the Nuevo Gasómetro.
Jan Hurtado signed and sealed his return to Gimnasia after being released from Boca
After more than two weeks of waiting, Gimnasia officially announced its latest reinforcement: Venezuelan Jan Carlos Hurtado signed and became the latest new face for Diego Flores. On this occasion, after being released from Boca, he arrives with the pass in his possession and his new contract is until December 31, 2025.
It should be remembered that Hurtado already had a cycle in the Lobo in 2018 and 2019. Coincidentally, due to his good performances, he was opportunely transferred for close to 5 million dollars to Boca. At that time, the forward was a regular part of the Venezuelan soccer team, something that he will surely try to achieve again.
Rosario Central confirmed the definitive purchase of Facundo Mallo
Rosario Central defender Facundo Mallo is definitely a Rosario Central player after the institution acquired the remaining 50 percent of the transfer from Defensor Sporting of Uruguay. At the time, the Rosario team had made use of the option for the first half of the transfer for 435,000 dollars, a figure similar to the one they pay for this negotiation.
The eastern player, who is going through days of recovery due to a muscle injury in the inner calf of his right leg, arrived at the Arroyito institution at the beginning of 2023 with the nascent cycle of Miguel Ángel Russo and quickly established himself in the rearguard alongside Carlos Quintana, even achieving the League Cup that year. With the Canalla shirt, Mallo has scored five goals in 87 games and with the added bonus of having left his mark by scoring a goal in the Clásico against Newell’s in the second half of 2024 with which his team won by the narrowest of margins.
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