After a surprising goal early and with 10 in the second half, the Millionaire took the first victory in the Monumental with solidity.
River He had a more than interesting test that even added complexity very quickly: transferring his irrepressible presence in the Professional League Tournament, in which he is the leader with a lead of six, to the Copa Libertadores, the great dream that started badly in La Paz . And to pass the exam, the difficulty was to recover from an unexpected early goal by Sporting Cristal.
But this Millionaire 2023, adapted to the German style of Martín Demichelis, works like a machine with all the parts put together and a differential: when you rearrange the parts you don’t lose synchronization. So, from minute 5 on the scoreboard, it wasn’t long before they equalized with an impeccable cross from Enzo Díaz to De La Cruz’s head and after several attempts Barco took a shot that found a feeble reaction from Solís.
But the evening needed another obstacle: as the defense advanced, Corozo filtered through the centre-backs and was knocked down by Enzo Díaz, when he was due to go one-on-one with Armani. Free kick on the edge of the penalty area, red for the side and to top it off a great free kick from Corozo himself to the surprise of Monumental.
The second half was utterly devastating. Because of Barco’s quick goal, because of the genius of Pablo Solari after an excellent pass from Enzo Pérez and especially because Sporting Cristal had practically nothing to do but watch the ball go by as the clock ticked. The superiority in the complement was absolute and it wasn’t a big win just because the Millionaire missed the last stitch.
Solid victory to leave the adversity behind at the climax and that once again excites the fans, who once again chanted the cry of “this is the famous River Plate” that appears when identification with the game is absolute.
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RIVER PLATE – SPORTY CRYSTAL, MINUTE BY MINUTE
- The minute after minute between the Millionaire and the Celestial Machine.
- RIVER TARGET! Huge pass from Enzo Pérez and Pablo Solari subtly taps it for the 4-2
- RIVER TARGET! Succession of rebounds in goal and Barco does not forgive putting the millionaire in favor again
- SPORTY CRYSTAL GOAL! Fatal minute for River, as Corozo himself takes the foul with a shot that Armani couldn’t stop
- Expelled Enzo Diaz! Corozo was left alone and went to the Armani arch and the ex-Talleres lowered him from behind
- RIVER TARGET! Barco’s shot at the near post and Solís’ weak reaction to prevent the 2-1
- RIVER TARGET! Immediate response from the local team, with a cross from Enzo Díaz and a perfect popcorn from De La Cruz
- SPORTY CRYSTAL GOAL! Surprise at the Monumental, as River fell asleep and it was Ignacio who took the opportunity to break Armani’s target
- Confirmed lineups for River and Sporting Cristal
- Good evening and welcome to another broadcast of GOAL. River Plate will meet Sporting Cristal on date 2 of the group stage of the 2023 Copa Libertadores at the Monumental stadium.
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HOW TO WATCH LIVE ON TV AND STREAMING
The encounter between the Millionaire and the Celestial Machine is broadcast in Argentina by Fox Sports. In Colombia, Chile and the rest of South America it will be available through the signal of ESPN. Finally in the United States by beIN Sports.
In streaming it can be followed in Mexico and South America via Star+.
FORMATIONS
RIVER PLATE
Franco Armani; Milton Casco, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, Paulo Diaz, Enzo Diaz; Ignacio Fernández, Enzo Pérez, Nicolás De La Cruz, Esequiel Barco; Lucas Beltran and Salomon Rondon. DT: Martin Demichelis
SPORT CRYSTAL
Renato Solis; Carlos Lora, Ignacio Da Silva, Rafael Lutiger, Gianfranco Chavez, Nilson Loyola; Jesus Pretell, Jesus Castillo; Jostin Alarcon, Brenner, and Washington Corozo.
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