River Plate beat Brazil’s Fluminense 2-0 this Wednesday, remain in group D of the Copa Libertadores by collecting seven points and will make their pass to the round of 16 at their home at the Estadio Monumental against Bolivian The Strongest. the maximum continental tournament.
After massive applause in memory of the fan who died last weekend after falling from a grandstand at the Monumental, the millionaire came out determined to subdue Fluminense, through suffocating pressure from his three attackers and the constant search for the rival target .
The local team’s attacking vocation became clear in minute 3, when Pablo Solari took advantage of a superb pass from Nicolás De la Cruz to beat the Brazilian goalkeeper to make it 1-0, which was later canceled out by VAR. the outside of the game.
That misfortune did not frustrate the ghosts of the Millionaire, who spent fifteen minutes sinking the Brazilian team in their own half, whose initial approach was very clear: a low block to defend close to their area and counterattack, taking advantage of the speed of their spines and the clairvoyance of the Martinelli.
After the first half hour of the game, and after missing several scoring opportunities, River Plate lost some freshness in attack, a circumstance that Fluminense took advantage of to leave their field and threaten Franco Armani’s goal with more zeal.
After ten minutes of scoring, during which the Brazilian team enjoyed three dangerous shots, River regained the initiative and was close to making it 1-0 before the break, with a fine header from Lucas Beltrán that narrowly missed the mark. Fabio’s goal.
Going through the changing rooms didn’t change the script of the game and River, very plugged in, found his first goal in the boots of Lucas Beltrán, who caught a pass from Solari to make it 1–0 in the 49th minute.
Far from being satisfied with this result, River maintained his plan and continued to stalk the goal of the Brazilians, who moved up their lines of pressure and began to weave more actions into the rival field.
However, as the minutes went by, the Brazilian team began to take control of the game and set up a number of notorious scoring situations, including a Germán Cano header that cleared Armani for a corner in minute 64.
After the changes in both teams, the game slowed down and there were practically no clear goalscoring opportunities, until the final 2-0 score came in extra time: a penalty taken by Esequiel Barco, who was booked after taking his shirt off during the celebration.
With this 2-0, River Plate has seven points and remains on its own to qualify for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores: on June 27, it will receive The Strongest, in a match that will determine its continuity in the top league continental football.
Source: El heraldo
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