There are several footballers who, after playing on loan at other clubs during 2025, must return to River. Within that list appears Tomás Nasifwho left on loan to Banfield at the beginning of the year and should return to Millonario on December 31. However, everything indicates that in 2026 he will be far from Núñez again.
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After shining in the Reserve during 2024, the forward went on loan to Taladro. In fact, had a great start to the yearscoring three goals in the first two dates of the Apertura Tournament. However, the injuries had to hurt him. At the beginning of February he suffered a sprained ankle and, after returning to the field, had to undergo surgery.
This is how Nasif spent practically seven months without playing and only added minutes again in November. With his loan ending in December, both River and Banfield must resolve the attacker’s future. However, and although it was rumored that it could be part of payment for some operation, everything indicates that there will be continuity.

Tomás Nasif, one step away from continuing in Banfield
According to the journalist Germán García Grova, River and Banfield verbally agreed to the continuity of Tomás Nasif in the Drill. Although the clubs must iron out differences in the first days of the week to close the agreement, it will be a loan for one year, until December 2026, without charge or purchase option.
In this way, the 21-year-old will seek to add minutes again after a year in which he was off the field for a long time. By not being taken into account by Gallardo for 2026, the Millionaire opened the doors to a new transfer. El Taladro was interested in continuing to have him, while the forward himself was open to continuing with the club.
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Tomás Nasif’s numbers in Banfield
- 9 parties
- 647 minutes
- 3 goals (1 vs. Defensa y Justicia and 2 vs. Newell’s)
- 1 assist