River Plate's Ponzio fit for Libertadores final second leg

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - River Plate v Boca Juniors - Argentine First Division - Antonio V. Liberti stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina - November 5, 2017 - Boca Juniors' Pablo Perez and River Plate's Leonardo Ponzio in action. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - River Plate captain Leonardo Ponzio has recovered from the injury that kept him out the first-leg of the Copa Libertadores final against Boca Juniors and will be ready for the second leg on Nov. 24, coach Marcelo Gallardo said on Thursday.

Ponzio missed last Saturday's 2-2 draw with a thigh strain but will be back for the return in front of a sold-out crowd at River's Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Gallardo said.