The team led by Gerardo Martino added defender Héctor David Martínez, who left River and had been close to signing with Pumas, of Mexican soccer.
After some comings and goings around his new destination and without a place in the River of Martin Demichelisthe defender Hector David Martinez will emigrate to soccer from the United States to join the team on loan for a year Inter Miami of Lionel Messiwith a $3 million purchase option.
Faced with the possibility of playing alongside the star from Rosario, the defender was enthusiastic: “Every cloud has a silver lining. I am happy and calm, waiting to travel and tomorrow, if everything goes well, to be able to play with the number 10.” Hector David Martinez He will be loaned to the American club for a year on loan with an option to buy and, although he seemed happy about this chance he had in January and now re-floated, he acknowledged the reasons why he left River.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve played. Even though there were a lot of games this semester, it wasn’t my turn. I continued training in the best way and I was always available, but then the coach is the one who decides,” analyzed the naturalized Paraguayan defender in TyC Sports.
His failed move to Mexican football
Strictly speaking, Hector David Martinez had traveled to have a medical check-up in Pumasbut he did not overcome it. He had even been presented, but the link with the Mexican club was not signed and in the short term the option of Inter Miamiwhich did open the doors to the defender, who also played in Defense and Justice between 2019 and 2022.
With some deficiencies in the central area of the defense, Gerardo Martino He noticed the player River to strengthen the team in the final stretch of the season, after the 6-1 defeat against Cincinnati in the last MLS match, and with the start of the Leagues Cup looming.
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The arrival of Hector David Martinez He could even be an option on the left side, which he usually occupies. Jordi Alba. In this way, he joins a team that has a battalion of Argentines in the squad: in addition to Lionel Messithe list extends to the defenders as well Thomas Aviles, Nicolas Freire, Franco Negri, Marcelo Weigandtthe midfielder Federico Redondo and the forward Facundo Fariaswho suffered a serious injury that sidelined him for the rest of the season.
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