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River’s Maxi Meza Exits Superclásico With Left Knee Injury

Diagnostic scans will clarify the extent for a player only recently back from knee surgery.

Overview

  • He went down without contact while chasing a long pass around the 30th minute at La Bombonera.
  • Meza clutched his left knee, received on-field treatment, and was taken off on a stretcher.
  • Marcelo Gallardo sent on Matías Galarza Fonda as Meza’s replacement.
  • The midfielder had just regained minutes after July surgery for patellar tendinopathy following a June Club World Cup injury and had scored against Talleres.
  • Reports note some home fans initially whistled before it was clear the injury was genuine, and the severity will be determined by medical tests.