Marcos Rojocaptain of Mouthhe tore his leg again and his participation in the match against is in danger Cruzeiro of Brazilfor the round of 16 of the South American Cup. The first leg will be next Thursday, August 15th at the Candy box.
The central defender had to leave due to discomfort in the match against Banfieldwhere the “Xeneize” team achieved a resounding 3-0 victory.
Initially, it was thought that it might just be an overload, but the tests carried out on Wednesday indicated that the player suffered a tear.
The ex Manchester United England will be one of the casualties that the team led by Diego Martinez to face Independent Rivadavia This Saturday, August 10th, starting at 6:45 p.m. Mendoza.
In addition, with the series against the Brazilian team just around the corner, South American CupIt is almost a fact that the 34-year-old defender will not be present in either of the two matches.
The first one will take place in the Candy box on Thursday, August 15 at 9:30 p.m., while the return will be in Brazil a week later and at the same time.
The good news for the “Xeneize” team is that they have recovered two players who were not available.
The defender Christian Lema He had trained separately during the week, but he has already joined his teammates, which offers him another variant in defense. Martinezwhile the other central defender Aaron Anselminohas already returned from England after sealing his agreement with the Chelsea and is available to the coach.
The usual and natural replacements that the Ribera team has to make up for the absence of Red are: Nicholas Figalwho replaced him in the match against “Taladro”, Lautaro Di Lollo, Cristian Lema and Anselmino.
There is also the option of using the Chilean central midfielder Gary Medelwho has already played as a full-back on several occasions throughout his career.
Source: Ambito

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