River Plate's coach, Marcelo Gallardo, has announced the list of footballers called up for the Superclásico against Boca Juniors in the interzonal match of the 15th round of the Torneo Clausura of the Professional League. The head coach, who extended his contract with the club until December 2026 amid a sporting crisis, has named 24 players for the Sunday match against Boca at La Bombonera stadium, starting at 4:30 PM. Among the most notable are defender Gonzalo Montiel and forward Sebastián Driussi, who are returning from injuries that kept them out of the defeat against Gimnasia La Plata last Sunday at the Monumental stadium in the 14th round of the Torneo Clausura. The 29-year-old forward suffered a left hamstring strain two weeks ago in the elimination in the semi-final of the Argentine Cup against Independiente Rivadavia of Mendoza. The former Austin FC player from the United States had to be substituted at the 36th minute of the first half for Colombian Miguel Borja. Driussi's appearance in the squad does not guarantee that the forward will start or play many minutes against Boca, but it undoubtedly strengthens River's attacking options. Only four forwards will be available due to Facundo Colidio's absence due to a tear: Colombian Borja, Maximiliano Salas, Ian Subiabre, and Driussi. A similar situation occurs with defender Montiel, who suffered a left knee sprain after being eliminated from the Argentine Cup, and they will wait until the last moment to see if he is ready to start or come off the bench. Additionally, the coach is not satisfied with the performance of Milton Casco and Fabricio Bustos at right-back, replacing Montiel. Thus, the 24 players called up by Gallardo for the Superclásico are Franco Armani, Jeremías Ledesma, Milton Casco, Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuña, Fabricio Bustos, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Paulo Díaz, Lautaro Rivero, Enzo Pérez, Juan Carlos Portillo, Kevin Castaño, Giuliano Galoppo, Ignacio Fernández, Juan Fernando Quintero, Gonzalo Martínez, Matías Galarza Fonda, Juan Lencina, Maximiliano Meza, Cristián Jaime, Miguel Borja, Sebastián Driussi, Ian Subiabre, and Maximiliano Salas.
