River Plate fairly beat Millonarios, who had an improvement in attack in the second half. From the start, those led by Hernán Torres looked strong defensively with a new game model. Three center backs and four midfielders. Carlos Darwin Quintero a little further forward, accompanying Leonardo Castro. Mateo García was perhaps the highest point of the ambassadors. The Argentines took advantage of a penalty and left victorious with a goal from Montiel.
On the other hand, Millonarios decided to take care of Falcao who watched the game in the box with Rodrigo Contreras who will be announced soon. In River, Juan Fernando Quintero was the captain and played the first 45 minutes, being important. Kevin Castaño was also a starter.
River Plate puts pressure and Millonarios holds on
Millionaires began holding on to River Plate that was purposeful from the start. Juanfer Quintero was the captain of the Argentine team. Those led by Hernán Torres came out with a 5-4-1. Lots of order.
In the 11th minute a dangerous play came with a mid-range shot by Maximiliano Salas. In Millonarios there were many bad deliveries in the middle of the field, one of those identified was Steven Vega which remains at a low level.
Despite River’s intensity and the pressure. Millonarios defended well and Diego Novoa made a statement. In the 22nd minute a powerful shot from Giuliano Galoppo arrived in the area and the goalkeeper made a great flight. A minute later the one who had it was Juanfer Quintero who finished off and the ball passed very close.
Millonarios had to wait 27 minutes to approach River’s goal. He did it with a great center from Carlos Sarabia from the right, in the area he found Leonardo Castro who finished with a header and goalkeeper Beltrán sent it to the corner kick.
At the end of the first half, Millonarios improved and was more active in attack. Mateo García was one of the high points of the blues recovering and fighting with the creators of River.
River scores and Millonarios reacts
In the complementary part, Marcelo Gallardo decided to try and brought out Juanfer Quintero who was active for the first minutes of the first half. River Plate came out pressing again and looking to open the scoring. The blues defended themselves in a great way. The game lost a lot of rhythm and they played a lot in the middle of the field without risk for both teams.
In the 66th minute, River Plate opened the scoring after a penalty by Álex Moreno Paz on Tomás Galván, the judge did not hesitate. The person in charge of collecting was the world champion Gonzalo Montiel who, like in the World Cup, kicked him in the middle. Diego Novoa threw himself to the left of him.
Millonarios reacted immediately and that score gave the blues a boost. Great collective play between Carlos Darwin Quintero, Mackalister Silva and Leonardo Castro. The blue captain sent a spectacular pass For the forward who entered the area alone, he defined, but went close to Beltrán’s goal.
Towards the end of the match, River Plate took advantage of the spaces and in the 80th minute, there was a second penalty for a foul about Agustín Ruberto by Jorge Arias, Millonarios protested. The person in charge of collecting it this time He was the same person affected. However, Diego Novoa became huge and saved him.
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The Argentines They had to spend more than 5 minutes with 10 men due to a foul by Portillo on Álex Castro. Finally the match was a victory for River. Millonarios will face Boca Juniors on Wednesday in La Bombonera in the Miguel Ángel Russo Cup.
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