The Millionaire wanted to control the game at height, but took two blows in a handful of minutes, he was never able to recover and the debut was a defeat.
That height doesn’t forgive sounds like a cliché, like a platitude, but it’s not far from reality. And this time River was the one who suffered, trying to take ownership of the match, but a dubious penalty kick turned the trip to La Paz into a nightmare that could have been much worse, as The Strongest lowered the intensity and settled for a 3 points win -1.
Martín Demichelis’ idea was to put together a midfield to have the ball and play quickly with Solari’s speed, but he got his big chance with a header covered by Viscarra. But as usually happens with Hernando Siles, he couldn’t keep up the rhythm and in the first situation that gave space, Triverio was grazed by Armani, the referee called a penalty and Kike converted it into a goal.
And to make the blow almost decisive, the Millionaire failed at the start and the pressure from Tigre allowed the Argentinian to redefine the cross. Even the first half could have been thrashed except for Armani’s save, which remained static in the top half of the second half as Castillo headed almost into the box to make it 3-0.
If the difference wasn’t bigger, it’s explained by The Strongest deciding to lower the intensity and River getting the discount from the penalty that Beltrán converted, although he had more chances to get closer to the scoreboard that he couldn’t capitalize on. The debut of Núñez’s team was with a defeat that, predictably, is still uneasy against a clearly inferior rival and forces him to once again prove his candidacy at the Monumental.
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THE STRONGEST – RIVER PLATE, MINUTE BY MINUTE
- The minute after minute between the Tiger and the Millionaire.
- RIVER TARGET! Lucas Beltrán of a penalty discount for the Millionaire, which reduces the distance
- AIM OF THE STRONGEST! Two headers into the penalty area are always a goal and Castillo made it 3-0
- AIM OF THE STRONGEST! Serious mistake at the start, pressure from Tigre and another cross from Triverio
- AIM OF THE STRONGEST! Triverio tricked Armani and made it 1-0
- Punishment for The Strongest: Armani dropped Triverio as he left and the referee didn’t hesitate
- Everything defined in the Millionaire with surprises such as Herrera, Palavecino and Solari
- Good evening and welcome to another broadcast of GOAL. River Plate will face The Strongest on date 1 of the group stage of the 2023 Copa Libertadores at Hernando Siles Olympic Stadium.
THE TARGET EXAMPLE
HOW TO WATCH LIVE ON TV AND STREAMING
The meeting between the Millionaire and the Tiger is broadcast in Argentina and Chile Fox Sports. In Mexico, Colombia and the rest of South America it will be available through the signal of ESPN. Finally, in the United States, the signal will be in charge of beIN Sports.
In streaming it can be followed in Mexico and South America via Star+.
FORMATIONS
THE STRONGEST
Guillermo Viscarra; Carlos Roca, Jaime Arrascaita, Adrián Jusino, Gonzalo Castillo; Michael Ortega, Jeyson Chura, Alvaro Quiroga; Luciano Ursino, Enrique Triverio, Eugenio Isnaldo. DT: Ismael Rescalvo.
RIVER PLATE
Franco Armani; Marcelo Herrera, Emanuel Mammana, Paulo Diaz, Enzo Diaz; Enzo Pérez, Rodrigo Aliendro, Agustín Palavecino, Jose Paradela; Pablo Solari and Lucas Beltran. DT: Martin Demichelis.
Source: Goal