River to register three players for quarter-final vs Palmeiras | OneFootball

With suffering, with little football but with fate on their side in the penalty shootout, River passed Libertad and entered the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores. With almost a month to prepare for the series against Palmeiras, Marcelo Gallardo knows that he will be able to register three footballers for this instance, although he will probably only add two.

After having added Matías Galarza, Juan Carlos Portillo, Juan Fernando Quintero, Maximiliano Salas and Sebastián Boselli for this key against the Paraguayan team, there are not many professional players left without a place on the list of good faith. Two youngsters and a recall are waiting for a place.

Lautaro Rivero, the center-back who returned early from Central Córdoba before the Club World Cup and who already had two good performances with the red band; and Juan Cruz Meza, the 17-year-old youth player, brother of Maxi, for whom the Muñeco has a weakness, are two numbers placed for the quarterfinals.

The third place could be for Bautista Dadín. The Reserve top scorer already made his debut in the first team, with good minutes from the start in the victory against Godoy Cruz, and given the scarcity of forwards, he could appear as one of the new names for the crosses with the Brazilians.

Another alternative is the kid Alexander Woiski, who trains with the squad but has only played in Reserve so far. In addition, he suffered a sprained ankle that could keep him out of the fields for more than a month, when the key with Palmeiras would be played. His presence on the list for the quarterfinals is unlikely, unless he recovers on time and gains ground in the coach's consideration.

The regulations state that up to three substitutions can be made, so to add three footballers, three others will have to be removed. Of course, this is not a problem, since in River's list of good faith, Franco Mastantuono (currently at Real Madrid), Santiago Simón (at Toluca) and Santiago Beltrán (Independiente) still persist, in addition to Germán Pezzella, who suffered a serious injury and will not play again until mid-2026.

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