Bad news River: David Martínez’s pass to Pumas fell :: Olé

I didn’t have many minutes and I wanted to go out,” David Martínez was excited. before traveling to Mexico to continue his career at Pumas. However, the River defender will return to Buenos Aires in the next few hours because his pass was frustrated due to inconveniences unrelated to the negotiation between the clubs.

In Núñez they had closed the deal with Pumas for the 26-year-old left-hander to be loaned for a year with a fee and an obligation to buy $3,000,000 if he played 60% of the games. It was going to be the first experience abroad for the naturalized Paraguayan player who was part of the national team of that country on several occasions. It was also his chance to have the experience he lost a long time ago in River: this year he only played 182 minutes on the field distributed in five games (officially he was only a starter against Excursionistas and Temperley).

After having stood out in the River champion of the 2021 Professional League with Marcelo Gallardo as coach, In 2022, Martínez began to suffer a nightmare due to an injury to his right kneefrom which He was operated on in February 2023. From that moment on, the left-hander trained in the CARP quarry only added 108 minutes in three different games last year and in 2024 he played 183 minutes in five games (starting in two of them).

Precisely, the reason why the transfer of the defender to Pumas fell was the condition of that joint in which The left handed suffered patellar tendonitis that prevented him from having the continuity that he now will seek to find in another clubsince in the few participations he had in River this semester he showed that he is fit to compete, with the logical lack of rhythm that he has due to his lack of continuity.

“The National University Club informs that because it does not suit the interests of any of the parties involved in the hiring of David Martínez, the player will not arrive at our institution,” was the communication from Pumas in its official media.