With a good performance and strength, Martín Demichelis’ team stomped on its debut in the federal league.
The first aim of any First Division team facing any of the Argentina Cup promotions is to avoid the hit, though it sounds little for a club of River’s calibre. The federal game always tends to surprise and it is therefore essential to keep concentration against an opponent who plays the game “of his life”. And despite Martín Demichelis leaving most of the regular starters alone, the difference in Santiago del Estero was overwhelming.
He was able to endure the one-on-one Centurión stood firm against Coronel, but it was the only dangerous arrival for the Cordobesa Academy, which preferred to retreat and wait for a counterattack it only had on that occasion. With circulation of the ball and players, as requested by DT, the millionaire controlled the ball and flirted with goal, especially Borja, who broke Rodríguez’s hands from half-distance and, towards the end of the first half, anticipated everyone in a low cross from Elías Gómez to open the scoring.
The second half had only one team on the field: River was too much for a Racing team that could never recover from the blow of the first and in a flurry first got Nacho Fernández’s magic to filter the pass to Beltrán and then the performance with a devastating header from Gonzalez Pirez. It could have been thrashed, as Borja couldn’t capitalize on two chances with the goalkeeper blocking definitions, while De La Cruz and Alfonso also tried in vain.
Victory without discussion for the millionaire, with the best performance so far in 2023 and without the most headlines, but who forces the challenge to persevere in the Professional League Tournament, in which he still seeks regularity, not only in the result but also in the game.
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RIVER PLATE – RACING DE CÓRDOBA, MINUTE BY MINUTE
- The minute after minute between the Millionaire and the Cordobesa Academy.
- RIVER TARGET! González Pirez came from behind and made it 3-0 with a header
- RIVER TARGET! Luxurious assistance from Nacho Fernández and a gentle touch from Beltrán to round out the story
- RIVER TARGET! Elías Gómez flooded from right to left and Borja anticipated the 1-0
- And now Centurión stands out and evades Coronel’s target
- Great save by Leonardo Rodríguez for the bombing of Borja
- Confirmed teams in Santiago del Estero: River, with nine changes
- Good evening and welcome to another broadcast of GOAL. River Plate will face Racing de Córdoba in the first round of the 2023 Argentine Cup at the Único Madre de Ciudades stadium.
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HOW TO WATCH LIVE ON TV AND STREAMING
The meeting between the Millionaire and the Cordobesa Academy is broadcast in Argentina by TyC Sportssignal available only to those who have contracted the football package with their cable television companies.
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FORMATIONS
RIVER PLATE
Ezekiel centurion; Andrés Herrera, Leandro González Pírez, Paulo Díaz, Elias Gómez; Rodrigo Aliendro, Santiago Simon, Esequiel Barco, Nacho Fernandez; Lucas Beltran and Miguel Borja. DT: Martin Demichelis.
CORDOBA RACING
Leonardo Rodriguez; Jorge Scolari, Francisco Mattia, Marcio Gomez Pereyra, Gianfranco Ferrero; Leandro Fernández, Emmanuel Giménez, Nicolás Cavagnero, Augusto Berrondo; Axel Oyola; Franco Colonel. DT: Carlos Bossio.
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