River Plate beat Olimpia 3-1 and achieved their first win of the season

Plate River beat 3-1 Olympia de Paraguay there Monument Stadium in the second friendly preseason before face Lanus for a resume Professional Series. The host arrives in tune for the points duels, keeping his sights on the round of 16 brackets the Cup liberators before Workshops Next August.

With various interventions and discriminating touches, Franco Mastantuono He was the figure in the first half and he crowned it with a dominant role in the first goal of this story in Núñez. The creative 16-year-old midfielder stepped up and let a pass pass Santiago Simon to control the Rodrigo Alindrowho attended first Pablo Solari. The winger shook a powerful shot at the close postwhich left the goalkeeper with no chance, Gaston Olveiraat 26 minutes.

The answer of Olympiad three solitary efforts came from distance and, on the brink of half-time, The stick denied Alex Franco a tie. On the rebound, Lucas Pratto Nor could he conclude the progress made on the network in relation to the most obvious activity of the Paraguayan team. he very he did return to Antonio Vespucio Liberti Stadium after wearing the shirt Band between 2018 and 2021.

In the last quarter, Mastantuono The lamp rubbed again with a big pass on the arrival of the Suncould not overcome the fence Olveira. The first phase ended with a save by Jeremías Ledesma against Richard Ortiz’s effort.

River plays again against Lanús in the Professional League

Aware of that latest progress, the Millionaire He left the locker room determined to win at home as he extended the lead two minutes into the final half Facundo Colidio after a good mix between Manuel Lanzini and the participative Sun. At 65′, the former Colo Colo man again served as an assistant to make it 3-0 Collisionwho showed a lot of confidence in one-on-one situations against Olimpia’s goalkeeper.

After this action, Franco Mastantuono he left the field to allow the starter to enter Adam Barreiro. The former tip San Lorenzo He joined the four reinforcements that had already debuted on Tuesday during the 1-1 draw against Millonarios de Colombia (the goalkeeper Jeremias Ledesmathe middle marker Federico Gattonithe left side Franco Carbone and repaint the central steering wheel Felipe Pena Biafore, after his good time in Lanús). And the Prince It didn’t take long to show his quality with a deep pass to Pablo Solari. The attacker dodged an opponent and he made a shot that refused the stick.

This victory against Olimpia, which He achieved the discount through Ramiro Funes Mori in the facehe makes it to River Plate as he retires to bring back domestic football as they face Lanús on Sunday the 21st from 3:00 p.m. Monument. Those directed by Martín Demichelis come from an almost perfect first semester Copa Libertadores 2024where he ended up as the best leader on the group stageensuring that the entire qualifying series is defined at home, and locally he is seventh in the Professional League.

River Plate beat Olimpia in a friendly (@RiverPlate)

To the next commitment before the GarnetEsequiel Barco will not be after reach a verbal agreement with Spartak Moscow to get rid of one of the main figures of the squad. The offer of the European team would be around 16 million dollars.

Olimpia, led by Martín Palermo, came into the game after finishing third in the Paraguayan Apertura Tournament and was eliminated from international competitions after being eliminated in the first qualifying round for the Copa Sudamericana. The fringe team has yet to incorporate reinforcements in the current transfer market.

Trainer:

Plate River: Jeremias Ledesma; Santiago Simón, Federico Gattoni, Paulo Díaz, Enzo Díaz; Rodrigo Villagra, Rodrigo Aliendro, Manuel Lanzini and Franco Mastantuono; Pablo Solari and Facundo Colidio. DT: Martin Demichelis.

Olympiad: Gastón Olivera; Cesar Olmedo, Junior Barreto, Manuel Capasso, Fernando Román; Erik López, Alex Franco, Richard Ortiz, Rodney Redes; Adrián Benítez and Lucas Pratto. GP: Martin Palermo.

Situation: Monument