Nacho Fernández will be operated on and will miss part of the preseason at River

A morning with news occurred in the return to training of the millionaire team at River Camp. After carrying out the batch of swabs corresponding to the entire campus, he drew attention the early departure from the premises of midfielder Ignacio Fernández, who will have to undergo surgery in the next few hours.

Although the news hits when you read it, the truth is that the club confirms Infobae what “It was scheduled” (varicocele) and that it will require little recovery time, so you could say present for the start of the local tournament; as long as the long-awaited offer that Jorge Sampaoli’s Atlético Mineiro promises to make does not arrive

He Brain Once in Ezeiza, the team member spoke with the doctors and members of the coaching staff and they agreed that this was an ideal time to perform the operation, since there will be no official competition until mid-February. As reported to this medium, the footballer will spend a few days without going to training and then will have between a week and ten days without being able to perform physical activity.

The other novelty to highlight in the return to practice after a mini vacation is that the youthful Tomás Lecanda tested positive for coronavirus. The 18-year-old central marker (January 29, 2002) is well regarded by the Doll, who already used it in a friendly match against Newells. The defender, who was one of the pillars of the squad that was runner-up in the Copa Libertadores Sub 20 and played two official games with the Reserve, entered through Augusto Aguirre.

In this situation, the club decided to isolate by close contact 18-year-old midfielder Santiago Simón, who had his debut in the highest category of Argentine football in the 2-0 victory against Banfield in the Florencio Sola (Then he entered a few minutes in the victory against Godoy Cruz). Although his study was negative, the Millionaire preferred to take the relevant precautions and will be tested again within 48 or 72 hours.

Another issue to highlight was the presence of the president Rodolfo D’Onofrio and the technical secretary Enzo Francescoli. Both watched the training closely and would hold the first talk with Marcelo Gallardo to begin to define and outline the future of the coach and the squad.

The list of footballers who were present at River Camp:

Archers: Franco Armani, Enrique Bologna, Germán Lux and Ezequiel Centurión.

Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel, Javier Pinola, Fabrizio Angileri, Milton Casco, Robert Rojas, Paulo Díaz, Elías López, Jorge Moreira and Augusto Aguirre.

Midfielders: Ignacio Fernández, Leonardo Ponzio, Bruno Zuculini, Enzo Pérez, Nicolás De La Cruz, Jorge Carrascal, Santiago Sosa, Cristian Ferreira, Santiago Simón and Tomás Castro Ponce.

Forwards: Rafael Santos Borré, Matías Suárez, Julián Álvarez, Federico Girotti, Lucas Beltrán and Benjamín Rollheiser.

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