Millonarios confirmed on Thursday, November 12, that Daniel Ruiz has a muscle injury in the biceps femoris of his left leg, a setback that came after he left the match against Deportes Tolima with physical problems. The midfielder was taken off before completing the first half hour in Ibagué, and the club said he is already in the recovery process.
The timing matters because Millonarios faces Alianza Valledupar on Saturday, November 14, in the last round, a match that can secure a place in the cuadrangulares semifinales. Ruiz’s absence is now a real issue for that stretch, because the reported grade 2 injury points to at least three weeks out and the club did not give a fixed return date.
That leaves Millonarios with a simple equation: win and qualify, or risk putting its fate in other results. If it beats Alianza Valledupar, the place in the cuadrangulares semifinales is secured. If it draws or loses, it must wait and hope the table breaks its way elsewhere.
The medical report did not soften the blow. It confirmed the injury but stopped short of naming a comeback date, which is often the most useful detail for a team moving into the most sensitive part of the season. For Daniel Ruiz, the concern is not just missing one match; it is missing the part of the campaign when one result can define everything that follows.
What happens next is already fixed. Millonarios meets Alianza Valledupar on Saturday, and the club goes into that match without Ruiz and without certainty about when he will return. The injury now sits at the center of a game that may decide whether Millonarios keeps control of its own season.
