Overview
- Medical tests confirmed a new rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in Ruberto’s left knee after he felt pain during a training session this week.
- Doctors plan to operate once the swelling goes down, with rehabilitation expected to last about eight months.
- The timeline rules him out for the rest of 2026 and could push his return into early 2027.
- It is the same knee he injured in February 2025 with Argentina’s Under-20s, and he had managed six games for River this season before the setback.
- His absence removes a forward option for coach Eduardo Coudet and forces adjustments to River’s rotation and squad planning.