Edwin Cardona would be ready for next Racing match, would face Uruguay's River Plate

Colombian Edwin Cardona was injured for almost a month. On March 5, after a game against Talleres de Córdoba, his club reported a muscle injury to the right femoral bicep and ruled that he would not be present, at least, until the beginning of April. This meant that he could not accompany his team in the last commitments for the South American Qualifiers. The injury would also have made it difficult for him to complete his adaptation to the team led by Fernando Gago, despite the fact that he arrived in very good condition.

The 29-year-old, former Boca Juniors, has been present in just four matches, three as a starter, in which he scored one goal and one assist, as well as a yellow card. He joined Racing Club de Avellaneda, in January of this year, for $3.3 million. This value covers 50% of his pass, and he signed for 3 years. He made his debut on February 13 against Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, in the 0-0 draw, for the first date of the Professional League Cup. His only goal scored so far came against Defensa y Justicia, on penalty, in the 2-2 draw. The first assist was made possible by the goal scored by Javier Correa, who opened the score, against Argentinos Juniors, on the third date. His team would end up winning by 3 goals and Cardona stood as one of the important players in the middle of the court.

Today, Cardona is ranked number 4 among the most valuable players on his team, according to the Transfermarkt portal. He is among the 60 most valuable in the Argentine tournament, and among the top 200 in his position, worldwide; he ranks 41st among the most outstanding footballers in his country. It came to Racing as the great promise for this season. At his best, his pass was around 6, 00 million euros, in 2016, when he served CF Monterrey, of the Mexican league. At that time, I was 23 years old and had good campaigns with Independiente Santa Fe and Junior FC, in the Colombian tournament.

He made his professional debut in 2009, with Atlético Nacional. Since then, he has played clubs in Colombia, Mexico and Argentina. It came to sound to go to Italian football, but it didn't materialize. He is now one of the foreigners of Argentine football, where he has scored 19 goals and connected 22 assists. After several days of inactivity, you will be able to return to action this April. According to his club, he would be ready to face Uruguay's River Plate, for the South American Conmebol Cup, next Thursday 7, in Charrúas lands.

The coach of the Academy confirmed that the player is ready, but will not be an initialist in the visit to the Uruguayan club. In international competitions, the Colombian adds good numbers. In 2014, he was distinguished as Best Young Player and New Player of the Copa Sudamericana, and was also chosen as part of the Ideal Team of America and the Ideal Team of the Copa Sudamericana. In this competition, Gago's team will perform at the Federico Omar Saroldi Park Stadium. The Uruguayan team reaches this commitment after falling 3-2 to Defensor Sporting, in an irregular start to the championship for them. They are ranked 5th, with 11 points out of 21 possible, the product of three wins, two draws and two defeats. Racing, for their part, comes from beating Sarmiento de Junín 4-1 in local condition, and they occupy 1st place in Zone A, with 18 units.

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