River Plate announced two cases of coronavirus before traveling to Peru for the match against Alianza Lima

Marcelo Gallardo loses two players for Alianza Lima vs. River Plate this Wednesday on the first date of the Copa Libertadores. This Monday, the Argentine club released the medical part related to the coronavirus tests. So, after the tests and knowing the results, two members of the first team were ruled out.

“After the swabs carried out this morning, the players Paulo Díaz and José Paradela have tested positive for COVID-19″says the brief statement published on the institution’s social networks. Of those mentioned, the center-back had great options to start the actions at the National Stadium in the capital of Peru. The steering wheel had to wait for his opportunity from the bench.

Díaz and Paradela are the only ones who, due to the coronavirus, will not be with the delegation. “The rest of the tests carried out on the members of the squad, coaching staff and collaborators were negative”closes the brief statement made by the ‘Millionaires’ before the premiere in the continental championship.

Gallardo’s doubts

Esequiel Barco and Braian Romero are the players who walk between cottons in the ‘Band’. The first drags an overload in the hamstring from the Superclásico against Boca Juniors. The second has discomfort in his left ankle due to a trauma that occurred a few weeks ago.

“We had announced Barco and Romero that they came with some problems that prevented them from training normally. We had to choose to risk them in this game and because they weren’t 100%, we didn’t put them on.”explained the DT of the ‘Franja’ after the commitment in the local tournament against Defense and Justice.

The debut in Libertadores

Alianza Lima and River Plate will meet on Wednesday, April 6 at the National Stadium in the match of date 1 of group F of the Copa Libertadores at seven o’clock at night. The game can be seen through the international signal of ESPN. While the game can also be viewed online on the Star Plus platform.