Covid: River Plate company decimated, wins without goalkeeper – Sport

(ANSA) – ROME, MAY 20 – He first beat Covid and then also the Independent of Santa Fè for 2-1. It is the feat accomplished by River Plate, the historic Argentine football club, brought to its knees by the Coronavirus (25 athletes out including all goalkeepers) who in a match valid for the group stage of the Libertadores Cup, was forced to send in field a formation of 11 players, without reservations, and with a midfielder in goal. It ended 2-1 for River, with the Colombians of Santa Fe in disbelief in the face of the sporting fury of their rivals who have played and won the game of a lifetime. For many days, River Plate has been at the center of a vast coronavirus infection, with practically all the owners and most of the squad out of action, including the 4 goalkeepers on the staff. In order to play the game, the team had to field 9 players spared from the virus and 2 rookies, while they had no one to send to the bench. In the absence of the goalkeepers, the 35-year-old midfielder Enzo Perez, an Argentine international and fresh from a muscle injury, was placed between the posts, and with his saves in the end he was the best in the field, saving the result. Angileri and Alvarez went on the net for the hosts, while for the Colombians he shortened Osorio. With this historic victory, the Copa Libertadores round of 16 draws closer for River Plate. (HANDLE).