2023-08-09 02:39:14
ESPN.com8 de ago, 2023, 22:34Lectura: 4 min.
Impressive definition by penalties, for the heart attack. River Plate suffered a hard blow in Brazil: they lost 2-1 in the visit to Inter de Porto Alegre and then fell 9-8 in a series of films from 12 steps to be eliminated in the round of 16 of CONMEBOL Libertadores.
River suffered in Brazil and was left out of the Libertadores once morest Inter.EFE
The Millionaire, who came from winning 2-1 in the first leg at the Monumental, he did not have a good time all night at the Beira-Rio. It began with a change in the scheme by Martín Demichelis, who put four midfielders instead of five, to have two forwards. The DT had a week to prepare the match, without any commitment since Argentine soccer is in recess. Instead, those led by The thing Coudet drew once morest Corinthians for the Brasileirao and, for that game, the Argentine coach decided to reserve the vast majority of the starters.
After the first quarter of an hour of play, River lost the ball and Inter began to reach the visiting goal. In what seemed to be the rush of the local, pushed by its thousands of fans, Pablo Solari received a great pass, entered as a starter by Ignacio Fernández in the aforementioned substitution of Demichelis, but the scorer in the first leg, instead of kicking to the goal, he opted at 21 minutes for a pass to the middle for the teammate who entered and the ball was intercepted by a local defender.
He kept trying for Internacional, touching, opening the field and being sharp, to the point of arriving very clearly and it was Franco Armani who prevented the goal from the hosts. There were two actions canceled due to an advanced position, although at minute 29 a strong shot from the Ecuadorian Enner Valencia was rejected by the River goalkeeper. Another cautionary tale for those led by Demichelis.
He kept looking for and forcing Inter, to the point that the referee had to resort to VAR following 35 minutes to see if there was a penalty. In a duel between Argentines, the full-back Fabricio Bustos received from the right and, inside the large area, tried to overflow but fell before Enzo Díaz’s mark. Quickly, all of Internacional, players, coaches and supporters, obviously, shouted for the infraction but the technology left them empty-handed.
Immediately followingwards, at 37, a forced change in the visit arrived. Captain Enzo Pérez, who suffered a severe blow, had to leave and Nacho Fernández entered in his place, with Demichelis’s objective of trying to have a little of the ball and that the Brazilian team does not handle it almost at will. Undoubtedly, a forced modification for a physical reason, since if Fernández had entered it would have been, under normal conditions, by another teammate among the midfielders.
The second stage started the same as the first, with International looking to be the protagonist, with the ball and the field in favor, attacking and with Valencia, a recent addition, as a figure. The Ecuadorian continued to hurt the millionaire defense and caused more chances. Although Lucas Beltrán received a great pass at nine, he entered the big area, but from behind a defender took the ball from him and thus the danger.
A minute later, another headache for River in an outing, since they lost the ball once more and suffered a lot. A midfielder tried to set up the extremely dangerous Valencia and defined Mauricio into the net, but the judge did not score the goal because he was in an advanced position. Thus, the entire Millionaire breathed a sigh of relief. Likewise, he received another alarm once morest an opponent launched to go for the victory to match the series.
from so much going, the goal of the Brazilian team arrived, following 25 minutes. Corner from the right and law from the ex, because Gabriel Mercado, with a great past for the Millionaire, headed in to open the scoring in Porto Alegre. Thus, River suffered once more with a stopped ball play, while Valencia continued to be lethal in each attack, forcing the visiting defense.
And in another set piece action, Internacional made it 2-0. Alan Patrick’s free kick at 32, from the left, deflected off the wall and Armani might do nothing to save it at the far post. Delirium of the Brazilian supporters and discomfort for all of River, with Demichelis grimacing in pain, not understanding how his team had suffered yet another impact.
Inter, which was more ambitious and risked more, got complicated at the end. After a corner from the right, the Paraguayan Robert Rojas pushed her and discounted for 1-2. Despite the impact, the host raised his head once more and arrived in danger, until the Uruguayan Sergio Rochet saved a low shot from the admitted Facundo Colidio, absolute rookie, who was even able to give the Millionaire a direct ticket to the next round.
But they led to the definition by penalties, a series that was very long, had a lot of drama and even changed the goal following being 8-8 due to the poor condition of the shooting point. No goalkeeper saved a shot, the local had a chance, following Solari’s shot was canceled due to a double impact when he fell through the mud, until Rochet, a recent arrival from Uruguayan soccer, defined by kicking him, to give Inter the ticket to the quarterfinals of end.
River sought to reach the quarterfinals in six of the last seven editions, but was left out of the race in the round of 16, like last year, when he was eliminated by Vélez Sarsfield. While, the Brazilian team will face Bolívar, who also eliminated Athletico Paranaense on penalties. Undoubtedly, a very harsh impact for Demichelis and company, who did not perform well and said goodbye to the Libertadores on Brazilian soil.
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