2023-05-15 02:16:10
River Plate, leader of the Professional Soccer League, lost today against Talleres, from Córdoba, 2-1, on date 16, in an unexpected setback after their victory in the Superclásico with Boca Juniors that did not allow them to maintain the advantage over San Lorenzo, his immediate pursuer.
Rodrigo Garro converted twice for Talleres, while Matías Suárez, former Belgrano, discounted for the championship leader.
River suffered its third fall in the LPF and stayed at 37 units. In this way, San Lorenzo (32) shortened the distance to 5 units after their agonizing success last Saturday against Banfield, by 2 to 1.
For its part, the victory also allowed Talleres (30) to get closer to the leader and was 7 behind.
Garro was the great figure of the Cordovan night with his goals. The first when he took advantage of a bad clearance by Enzo Pérez in the area, after a great individual play by Ramón Sosa; and the second with a formidable definition, from medium distance, impossible for Franco Armani.
Talleres played intelligently against River in the first half. He pressured him at the right times and made him extremely uncomfortable with the Paraguayan Sosa, inspired by the night, just like Garro.
The first part began with the controversy of the penalty awarded to Talleres for an alleged offense by Esequiel Barco against Sosa, after a bad setback by River that involved a save by Armani against the Guarani striker. The VAR intervention showed that it was the other way around and the referee Nicolás Ramírez redeemed himself in his decision.
Shortly after, a handball by Leandro González Pírez was claimed by the entire stadium, although it was quickly dismissed by the judge.
The goalkeepers had a lot to do in an emotionless first half. Herrera saved against shots from Leandro González Pírez, who took advantage of a rebound after a stopped ball, and from Lucas Beltrán, who lost presence in the area by sharing a duo with the Venezuelan Salomón Rondón, who continues to underperform.
Armani also responded with solvency in a one-on-one match against striker Michael Santos, which revealed River’s problems with setbacks and marks.
The championship leader’s midfield came under pressure from Talleres, who exposed his defensive fragility despite the return of Chilean Paulo Díaz, and only settled in the second half.
At the end of the first half, the Uruguayan Nicolás De La Cruz had the goal with a free kick that hit the crossbar and Rodrigo Villagra was very close with a shot that grazed the left post.
River, who missed Rodrigo Aliendro, managed to put together passes in the second half between De La Cruz, Ignacio Fernández (from an irregular match), Barco and Enzo Pérez, but Talleres hit him at the right moment with goals from Garro.
The income of Pablo Solari and Suárez gave River more weight in the area. The former Colo Colo unbalanced much more than Rondón in the short time he played and Suárez signaled the discount, after an exquisite cross from Casco, in a particular duel with the local fans for his past in Belgrano.
In the last play, River could have tied with Miguel Borja’s header that was destined for a goal, but it hit Enzo Pérez.
Talleres and River gave away an entertaining match where the locals reinforced their good present (they had just beaten Racing 4-2) and the leader was unable to take advantage of the winning clean and jerk of the Superclásico against Boca.
On the next date, River will receive Platense and Talleres will play the Cordovan classic against Belgrano as a visitor.
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