2024-09-28 04:56:26
With this, the millionaire team clears up the “ghosts” shown during their visit to Santiago and awaits Colo Colo next Tuesday, with the intention of continuing to advance in the Copa Libertadores.
River Plate reaches the second leg quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores to face Colo Colo with high morale, after defeating Boca Juniors in La Bombonera. in a new edition of the Argentine soccer Superclásico.
He Marcelo Gallardo’s ensemble, which featured an alternative cast in the first half, scored quickly at 19 minutes, after Manuel Lanzini captured a rebound from Chiquito Romero in the middle of the six-yard box to score the only score of the match.
After that, the match was marked by the low level shown by the locals, who could not threaten Franco Armani, while the visiting team had sporadic attacks and a couple of options to stretch the numbers, thanks to Romero’s low level.
In the second half, The best side of Boca Juniors was seen and the worst of River Plate, paradoxically when Gallardo ordered the entry of starters such as Nacho Fernández, Borja or Huevo Acuña.
In this way, the xeneizes put the millionaires in their own goal and a series of chances were generated to equalize the actions, but incompetence in the last stitch prevented them from celebrating the tie.
The controversy of the match began in stoppage time, when Milton Giménez scored the expected 1-1, but the VAR annulled the Boca Juniors forward’s goal due to handball in the action, lor which ended up declaring victory for River Plate.
With this, the millionaire group clears up the “ghosts” shown during their visit to Santiago and wait for Colo Colo next Tuesday, with the intention of continuing to advance in the Copa Libertadores, for which it invested more than 20 million dollars in reinforcements.