In an incredible game and a 10-penalty shootout per team, the millionaire couldn’t beat Colorado and the donor’s dream came to an abrupt end.
Analyzing a night full of emotion and sadness from a football perspective is too complicated for River. Because an endless and unbelievable series of penalties, with a goal disallowed for a double hit, a change of goal and the shot missed by the hero to reach that definition, sum up what was the agonizing elimination of the Argentine football champion.
The millionaire had a minimal advantage in the first leg, but he could not be trusted, as victory came with a flurry from Pablo Solari, who awarded Demichelis the title, but in the 90 minutes he could not be attracted, as the majority of the team. . Because Inter, without shining, broke all circuits, controlled the ball and forced the Argentine team to counterattack and direct.
But good intentions aside, the Colorado team took 70 minutes to beat Armani, when Gabriel Mercado, an ex-River, stuck his head in to open the scoring. And a few minutes later, in a defensive mistake, Alan Patrick’s free kick came which, with a deflection on the way, became the winning goal.
Micho decided to move the team and although it was late the tie came on aggregate as Robert Rojas, about to be transferred, pushed her at the near post to make it 2-1, ending the series penalty kicks led, since in the second finals he could not take advantage of one of the chances he had not created in the rest of the game.
The definition came and everything was not suitable for the faint of heart: after six penalties converted by the team, Solari’s goal came, canceled because when he slipped, he grazed the ball with his supporting foot. However, Pena did not take advantage of the opportunity and sent his to the post. With the series 8-8, the referee decided to change the goal, as the penalty spot had been destroyed and on the other side Rojas himself burst the crossbar. Rochet, who didn’t save a single shot, was equally the hero as he turned the ninth and gave Inter the pass.
Absolute disappointment for River in a Copa Libertadores in which it never lived up to the task and every time it left the Monumental it suffered beyond measure. The defeat marks the early end of the double league and undoubtedly reconfigures the future of a team that dreamed of conquering America again.
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INTER DE PORTO ALEGRE – RIVER PLATE, MINUTE BY MINUTE
- Minute by minute between the Millionaire and the Colorado.
- Sergio Rochet hits his shot and River is out of the Cup
- Solari’s penalty kick, key in the series, canceled by a double touch
- RIVER TARGET! At the end, Sicario Rojas appeared at the far post to push and balance the series
- INTER TARGET! Free kick from Alan Patrick who deviates slightly from González Pírez and dislodges Armani for 2-0
- INTER TARGET! An old man known as Mercado won head over heels in the area and the series is tied
- The controversy of the first half: all of Inter asked Bustos for a penalty, but the referee did not even assess it
- Confirmed teams in Beira-Rio
- Good evening and welcome to another broadcast of GOAL. Inter de Porto Alegre will take on River Plate in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores 2023 Round of 16 at the Beira-Rio stadium.
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HOW TO WATCH LIVE ON TV AND STREAMING
The meeting between the Millionaire and the Colorado airs on Argentina on FOX Sports. In Colombia, Chile and Mexico will be live on ESPNMeanwhile in Chile also has the option of Chile Vision. For his part, Being into sports will be responsible for bringing the game to the United States.
In streaming it can be followed in Mexico and South America via Star+.
FORMATIONS
INTERPORTO ALEGRE
Sergio Rochet; Fabricio Bustos, Vitao, Gabriel Mercado, René; Johnny, Charles Aranguiz; Mauricio, Alan Patrick, Wanderson; Enner Valencia. DT: Eduardo Coudet.
RIVER PLATE
Franco Armani; Milton Casco, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, Paulo Diaz, Enzo Diaz; Enzo Perez, Rodrigo Aliendro; Esequiel Barco, Nicolas De la Cruz; Pablo Solari, Lucas Beltran. DT: Martin Demichelis.
Source: Goal