After Nahuel Molina was injured, the Forest man joined the team. Lionel Scaloni dived into his squad, giving Montiel a rare start for Argentina.
In the summer, Forest signed the Sevilla defender. He joined the club after the Reds noticed a vacancy at right-back, and he is competing for a spot in Steve Cooper’s team with Serge Aurier.
If the Argentinean is ruled out for an extended length of time, Forest will take a hit. Forest will not want to lose another full-back after Aurier limped out of the game against Crystal Palace.
According to El Intra, the player signalled to be subbed in the 32nd minute last night. It appears as though the problem is muscular and Forest are now awaiting the results of the medical tests.
Montiel is just starting to get his feet under the table at Forest. He’s made four appearances and his best came at Palace when he replaced the injured Aurier at half-time.
Given that Forest already have some doubts over the Ivorian, they won’t want Montiel to be out for too long either
Neco Williams is in the squad but he’s not been included in Cooper’s plans in recent weeks. If Montiel’s prognosis comes back bleak then the Welshman might be thrown into action.
For now, Cooper will have everything crossed over Montiel. He will want to have as many top players at his disposal as possible this season and the international defender falls into that category.
