2023-05-22 01:24:00
River returned to triumph following the defeat once morest Talleres in a match in which he was incisive at the beginning and at the end, but in the middle there was a development that once more showed him with mismatches in operation. He asserted his individual hierarchy, especially due to the contribution of Colombian Miguel Borja, to beat Platense 2-1 and maintain a five-point lead over San Lorenzo at the top of the Professional League.
The end was open and River ended up being dangerous, as in the beginning. A defender from Platense took away Suárez’s third goal on the line, following a deep tackle from Barco, eluding three rivals. Beltrán was also able to increase.
Paradela, with a hook inside the area, leaves a marker snubbed and sends the cross that hits Suárez; The ball remains for Barco, who defines high on the right.
Although he had not always used it well, River had control of the ball. He began to lose it and Demichelis, in addition to adding a containment midfielder like Kranevitter, added Paradela instead of an attacker (Solari) to have more presence in the middle.
Forced by the defeat, Platense goes out more, tries to play in a rival field. River finds spaces for the counterattack. The pace is intense, the story is unresolved.
He was one of the first reinforcements of the Demichelis era, but a serious injury in the first friendly, once morest Unión La Calera, last December, took him off the pitch for several months. He underwent surgery for a fractured right fibula. The long rehabilitation of Matías Kranevitter, 30, ended tonight, with the admission to play the last quarter of an hour. His last official match in the first stage at River had been the December 20, 2015, in the final for the Club World Cup that River lost to Barcelona.
Taborda entered and takes charge of a free kick that hits the barrier. River suffers once more in a corner, with Jacquet’s low header, which Armani saves.
Demichelis moves the bench, a bit to adjust positions and the same to take care of legs with a view to the Copa Libertadores. Borja, scorer of one goal and very influential in the other, and Nacho Fernández retire. Two enter that had been regular starters: Barco and Beltrán.
The Colombian Borja is the clearest and most executive in River. He came down to receive and made a perfect opening to the right for Solari’s wing tackle. The center does not manage to be connected, but Nacho Fernández arrives for the definition. The flyer celebrates him with dedications for his recent paternity, with the birth of his daughter Olivia.
Although the priority is to protect himself, Platense does not give up the possibility of mounting an attack. Castro, one of the best in Squid, takes a shot from outside the area that goes just wide.
Nacho Fernández sends a cross cross; Borja, with good judgment, beats his marker on the jump and assists Solari, who bites the ball and the shot goes wide. It was a good occasion for River.
The fans expect a quick reaction from the team. From the stands comes the song “Whatever it takes tonight, we have to win tonight.”
Demichelis gets his hands on a name change that also implies a positional move. Enzo Pérez leaves, with a discreet first half, perhaps conditioned by the flu state he had during the week. Suárez entered, for which Palavecino delayed a bit to accompany Aliendro in the axis. Suárez reinforces the offense, leaning a little on the left.
The first half is gone and in the Monumental there is some concern because the good start seemed like a mirage, it was diluted too soon. After Armani’s mistake, the team was thrown into confusion. Platense went from not having a footing to asserting himself to cut off the rushed local attempts. River did not come up with the solutions to win at halftime. The fans look at each other and wonder what’s going on.
He can’t find a way around River. The game does not flow so much and Platense covers the spaces well. The game at the start, with Borja’s early goal, became quite another.
Aliendro returned and takes over the start from the center circle. He is the River player who comes into contact with the ball the most. Borja tries with a mid-distance shot.
Platense is better grouped in his field, he no longer suffers as much as at the beginning. River needs to find holes and surprise. Look for more with the projections of the sides, Casco (he gave four assists in this tournament) and Enzo Díaz. Baldasarra was booked for grabbing Aliendro.
Platense’s tie was an unexpected blow for River. It took away the sense of security he had. He is more imprecise in handling the ball and it is difficult for him to string together passes. He advances due to insistence, with a shot from Nacho Fernández.
Platense takes advantage of the minutes in which River seems not to assimilate the tie. The local defensive imbalances become more evident. Baldasarra arrives with a centered midrange shot, which Armani can control.
River’s good start enters a cone of shadows following a double error by Armani. The goalkeeper, first of all, made a bad pass, anticipated by Valdivia, which led to a corner for Platense. At the corner kick, Armani threatened to leave and when he came back there was nothing he might do to prevent Ronaldo Martínez’s header from becoming the tie. Bucket of cold water in the Monumental.
The goal seemed to affirm River. He has control of the ball and generates arrivals, with another shot from Borja, once morest a permeable rival. The Monument enjoys.
River’s first arrival and goal, to calm nerves and control anxiety. Borja fell back to anticipate a rival and the play continued with an assist from Nacho Fernández to Solari, who sent the center for the Colombian’s left-footed definition. Platense’s defense was late in every move. The Colombian seizes the opportunity on his return to ownership.
With the teams on the field, Martín Demichelis approached Martín Palermo to hug him in a hug. Both shared the squad of the Argentine national team in the 2010 World Cup. And each one scored a goal in the 2-0 defeat of Greece, on the last date of the group stage.
In the history of confrontations, River beat Platense in the last seven games.
Between casualties and the preservation of some footballers for face Sporting Cristal next Thursday by Libertadores Cup, Martín Demichelis makes several changes with respect to the formation that fell to Talleres. De la Cruz was sidelined due to muscle overload and Mammana was not taken into account due to inflammation in one of the knees. Enzo Pérez, despite the fact that he had a fever for two days during the week, is among the headlines. Leandro González Pirez goes to the bank and Robert Rojas enters, who has not held the position of central defender for a long time (since December 2021). Barco, Beltrán and Rondón also leave the lineup. Enter Palavecino, Solari, Borja and Aliendro, whose absence in the defeat in Córdoba sparked the debate on the collective imbalance suffered by the team.
El Calamar comes from a resounding 3-0 victory once morest Racing, which ended a series of five games without a win (four losses and one draw) in the Professional League. In the Averages it continues penultimate, it is one of the teams that is descending. Martín Palermo will visit the Monumental for the first time as technical director, following doing so for several years as a footballer for Estudiantes and Boca. The Titan made a last-minute variant in the attack: Servetto for Quiroga, injured.
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