Maximiliano Mezamidfield player riverHe suffered a new injury to his left knee and had to be replaced in the Superclásico, before the end of the first half, when the match was still 0-0, forcing coach Marcelo Gallardo to move the substitute bench: Paraguayan Matías Galarza entered.
Through tears, the former Independiente footballer, who is just starting to regain his rhythm after undergoing surgery for patellar tendinopathy, He had to leave the field due to a bad move. Soon Sebastian Driusi came to his aid and grabbed his head. The same reference was made by his colleague Maximiliano Salas, explaining that the injury could be serious.
The match took place 30 minutes after the start of the first half. Meza was preparing to make a change up front, but slipped before making contact with the ball, falling to the turf and leaving him clutching his knee. The river doctors came and it was decided to change immediately. Meza was deeply affected and held his face in anguish and pain.