River debuts this Wednesday in the Copa Argentina against Ciudad de Bolívar at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero. For this match, the Millonario loses players drafted by their respective national teams. Who are they?
The only Argentine from River drafted is Germán Pezzella, since Gonzalo Montiel was injured after the match against Riestra. These are significant losses in the defense of the team led by Marcelo Gallardo, as he has very few alternatives for their positions. In addition to these departures, River will not be able to count on Lucas Martínez Quarta, torn right quadriceps, and Paulo Díaz, drafted with Chile to play against Paraguay and Ecuador.
In this situation, the only replacements for the central defense are Federico Gattoni and Leandro González Pirez, while for the right back position, Milton Casco, who has already played in this position despite being more comfortable on the opposite side, and Fabricio Bustos could appear.
Another player drafted for this FIFA date is the recently arrived Kevin Castaño. The Colombian, who was bought by River for 13.8 million dollars from Krasnodar in Russia, leaves to play against Brazil and Paraguay. His position could be filled by Giulano Galoppo, who is finishing recovering from his sartorius muscle strain.
