Quintero, who is in Colombia, played only one part of the match that the coffee team played against Honduras in a friendly manner and when studies were carried out at the Envigado club, the knee injury was confirmed, which was described as “slight”.
The skillful footballer the internal collateral ligament of the left knee is affected, for which he will also miss the double date of the South American Qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup, for which the Colombian DT Reinaldo Rueda had him in mind.
Quintero scored a goal against Honduras, but a few minutes later he felt discomfort in his leg and had to be replaced by Yaser Asprilla at 42 minutes into the first half.
The player must have 10 days of rest, but in that time he will take the opportunity to return to River, get a medical check-up and sign the contract that will tie him back to the club for two years.
Although Quintero began his recovery in Medellín, it will continue in Buenos Aires under the orders of River’s medical staff, and the idea is that his arrival will be between Friday and the weekend.
Meanwhile, the “Millionaire” cast returned from the preseason they held in San Martín de los Andes and will resume training on Thursday, after a day off, to finalize details for the start of the Professional League Cup.
River has no friendly matches so far, but the intention is to schedule some for Saturday and on their return to training at the River Camp they will join Franco Petroli, Carlos Auzqui and Cristian Ferreira, who did not travel to the south due to Covid-19.
River’s first official match will be Thursday, February 3 for the 32nd. of the Argentine Cup, against Deportivo Laferrere, a team that plays in the First C.
Source From: Ambito
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