2023-09-18 04:03:00
Photo Maximiliano Luna.
River Plate, in an irregular match, beat Arsenal, from Sarandí, with effort this Sunday, 3 to 1, for the fourth. date of zone A of the League Cup, which also marked its 17th. consecutive success in the Más Monumental.
The Colombian Miguel Borja, with a double (one from a penalty), and the Uruguayan Nicolás De La Cruz scored for the last Argentine soccer champion, while Juan Bautista Cejas scored for the Viaducto team.
River, which had just lost 2-0 against Vélez Sarsfield as a visitor, reached 6 points (3 behind the leaders Colón and Independiente), while Arsenal, which is last in the average zone, suffered the third fall in what goes from the tournament.
Beyond the result, River showed two sides in its performance with a smooth first half that was facilitated by Borja’s early goal. The Colombian caught Santiago Simón’s strong pass in the air and surprised Alejandro Medina in advance to make it 1-0, about two minutes into the game.
Arsenal, which stood with a line of five at the back, had to come out and River found space with good work from De La Cruz, perhaps the figure of Martín Demichelis’ team, due to play and attitude.
River, which presented five changes compared to the loss against Vélez, needed to respond on the field after a period of crisis generated by the media commotion of its coach’s “off the record” statements and increased the advantage with a great finish from De La Cross at the entrance to the area.
Photo Maximiliano Luna.
However, a shot by Adrián Sporle, with outstanding delivery work, anticipated the poor night of Franco Armani, who hit a long rebound before the entry of Lucas Brochero.
The offside saved Armani from a rude error before the end of the first stage.
Arsenal came out with a different attitude in the second half, overcame the resistance of the River Plate midfield, and scored through Cejas, who launched a cross that seemed to deflect very slightly off Paulo Díaz in the face of Armani’s late reaction.
From then on, River fell into a slump with obvious problems in the last line and the performances of Esequiel Barco, Borja and Manuel Lanzini fell.
Arsenal, which went from being a harmless team to one with attack and determination, grew as a team, attacking insistently on the wing defended by Simón.
Photo Maximiliano Luna.
When uncertainty took over the River fans, a handball by Néstor Breitenbruch in the area, observed by the VAR, saved the “Millonario”. Borja, with a good definition, changed it for a goal to make it 3-1
In the next play, Armani vindicated himself with the one-on-one cover against Guzmán and destroyed any attempt by the visitor to react.
In the final minutes, with a shot against the crossbar by Enzo Pérez included, River regained control, but will be aware that it endured turbulence, generated by its own shortcomings in the windy and cold evening of a packed and active Más Monumental that intoned “Movete “River, move!” when things got complicated.
On the next date, River will host Atlético Tucumán, while Arsenal will visit Vélez.
Synthesis
River Plate: Franco Armani; James Simon, Paulo Diaz, Ramiro Funes Mori and Milton Helmet; Enzo Perez; Nicholas De la Cruz, Ignatius Fernandez, Manuel Lanzini and Ezequiel Barco; and Michael Borja. DT: Martin Demichelis.
Arsenal: Alexander Medina; Nestor Breitenbruch, Ignatius Gariglio, Joaquin Pombo and Adrian Sporle; Gonzalo Muscia, Alfredo Amarilla, Braian Rivero and Lucas Brochero; Lautaro Guzman and Leandro Moreira. DT: Frederick Vilar.
Goals in the first half, 2m. Borja (R) and 28m. De La Cruz (R).
Goals in the second half, 12m. Eyebrows (A) and 30m. Borja, from penalty (R).
Substitutions: in the second half, John Eyebrows for Yellow ; 24m. John Knight by Brochero and Facundo Pons by Guzman (A); 34m. Andrew Herrera for Simon, Matthias Kranevitter for Lanzini and Facundo Colidio for Borja (R); 34m. Facundo Cardozo by Sporle (A); 40m. Bruno Zuculini by E. Perez and Matías Suarez by Fernandez (R) and 44m. Daniel Star by Guzman
Reprimanded: Funes Mori (R); Pombo (A)
Referee: Fernando Espinoza
Stadium: Most Monumental
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