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River Plate was crowned champion of Argentine soccer – International Football – Sports

River Plate He returned to the top of Argentine football when he was champion, this Thursday, after thrashing Racing 4-0, at the Monumental stadium, before some 70,000 spectators.

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With goals from Agustín Palavecino, Julián Álvarez and Braian Romero -who scored a double-,
River prevailed with authority in the classic and managed to conquer the local contest when there are still three days left to conclude it, since it took twelve points ahead of its most immediate pursuers: Defense and Justice together with Talleres de Córdoba. Colombian Jorge Carrascal was a substitute and entered at minute 76.

Gallardo’s hand

In this way Marcelo gallardo achieved his first local tournament title as a coach, one of the few pending accounts of this era that began on May 30, 2014 and that had already added twelve trophies to the ‘Millionaire’ showcases: 2 Libertadores Cups (2015 and 2018 ), 1 South American Cup (2014), 3 South American Recopas (2015, 2016 and 2019), 1 Suruga Bank Cup (2015), 3 Argentine Cups (2016, 2017 and 2019) and 2 Argentine Super Cups (2017 and 2019).

With 16 wins, four draws and two defeats, River crowns this year with a new celebration in the first home game with unrestricted capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic and that enabled just over 70 thousand supporters in the stands.

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The local tournament became River’s priority for this season after the elimination in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores against Atlético Mineiro and the defeat in the second round of the Argentine Cup after falling by definition on penalties to Boca.

In a semester marked by injuries, Marcelo Gallardo had as his main weapon for this title the scoring irruption of the youthful Julián Álvarez, author of 17 goals that put him in the showcase for the European market.

Gallardo’s future

After this coronation, River will seek to add as many points as possible in a special year for the club because it will have elections in December to search for the successor to President Rodolfo D’Onofrio.

However, the main attention will be on the decision that Gallardo can make, whose contract with the ‘millionaire’ club will expire, although there are high expectations so that he can continue in 2022 in search of new challenges.

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However, before the end of this year, River will be able to add another title because on December 18 it will face Colón (winner of the Professional League Cup in the first semester) in the second edition of the Champions Trophy, which will take place the Mother Stadium of the Cities of Santiago del Estero.

Likewise, this trophy of the local tournament classifies him to play in the first months of next year the Argentine Super Cup against the champion of the Argentine Cup that Boca Juniors will play against the winner of the semifinal between Talleres de Córdoba and Godoy Cruz.

EFE

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