The leader River Plate, in numerical inferiority and with a goal against at 41 minutes of the second half, tied tonight with Atlético Tucumán 1-1 and added a valuable point in a match of the 14th. Professional League date.
A header deflection by Joaquín Pereyra dislodged goalkeeper Tomás Marchiori and rescued Martín Demichelis’s team, who faced the game with an alternative formation.
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Forward Mateo Coronel decreed the opening of the scoreboard at quarter of an hour into the first half and brought down Franco Armani’s undefeated goal, finally set at 744 minutes.
The world champion in Qatar 2022 had not conceded a goal at home for eight games, since the fifth matchday in the defeat against Arsenal (1-2) at the Monumental stadium.
Shortly after the goal, validated by VAR after reviewing an alleged foul in attack, River was outnumbered by the two consecutive yellow cards shown to José Paradela, first for touching the ball with his hand and then for an elbow.
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In that period, Atlético took Demichelis’s team ahead in a confirmation of their best start to the game, based on the imposition in divided balls and the greatest determination to attack the rival area.
It was difficult for River to gain a footing at the Monumental José Fierro with a team without a standard midfielder, structured with a midfield made up of creative players such as Simón, Palavecino and Paradela himself.
With a man less, the pointer readjusted with the delay of Solari on the right wing and the displacement of Simón to the midfield to collaborate with Palavecino, who grew in his game in the last 15 minutes of the initial part.
River looked for a more direct game for the double 9 Borja-Rondón and thus generated approaches to Marchiori’s goal, which responded safely.
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For the second half, Demichelis placed a winger like Casco on the right to replace a natural defender like the Paraguayan Rojas and River became more aggressive in the search for equality.
The decision implied a risk due to the spaces behind the backs of the full-backs, which exposed a permeable defense through the Maidana sector, as evidenced by the goal.
However, the connection between Pereyra, Coronel and Estigarribia was not fine and gave life to a River that opted for the entry of its starting forwards (Barco and Beltrán) for the final 20 minutes.
Back and forth, the game remained in suspense on the scoreboard and when it seemed that Atlético had it under control, the tie came thanks to an unfortunate set piece.
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River (34), which had eight wins in a row, extended its unbeaten record in the League to nine games and was seven points above guard San Lorenzo, who will play against Vélez in Liniers tomorrow.
The draw rewarded their search to the end and avoided a bad feeling before facing a week of great importance. This Tuesday they will visit Fluminense from Brazil, leader of Group D of the Copa Libertadores, and the following Sunday they will be Boca’s home in the superclassic.
Atlético (14) could not confirm the resounding victory last Monday against Racing Club in Avellaneda and chewed the anger for the victory that escaped him near the end with a goal against.
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2023-04-29 02:26:28
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