El Millonario again played very poorly away from the Monumental, he lost not only because of his goalkeeper and he lost the chance to climb to the top of Zone A.
River’s infallibility at the Monumental, where it achieved 18 consecutive victories, allowed the Millionaire to settle into the Zone A table of the Professional League Cup. And their very poor level as visitors quickly returned, creating all the clouds of doubt over Martín Demichelis’ team that seemed to have disappeared.
Núñez’s side appeared on the Banfield pitch with the chance to climb to the top of the group after their back-to-back wins at home over Arsenal and Atlético de Tucumán. But although they took the lead midway through the first half thanks to Pablo Solari’s carom goal, Micho’s side never really had control of the match.
So after Franco Armani saved him several times, Taladro finally reached a level score thanks to an Ignacio Rodríguez shot that the VAR validated. And if River did not lose, it was precisely thanks to the goalkeeper, who was the big figure of the evening and managed to maintain the point.
OBJECTIVES, VIDEOS AND CONTROVERSIES
- Armani, like in his best times. The River goalkeeper reported on Juan Álvarez’s one-on-one match and is the big figure of the evening in Florencio Sola.
- BANFIELD GOAL! Ignacio Rodríguez finished the ball, the ball hit the crossbar and clearly went in, but Rey Hilfer needed the help of the VAR to sanction the 1-1.
- Armani is already a figure and saves River’s goal again, this time after a Giménez header.
- RIVER GOAL! Nacho Fernández took a little more time in the area and Solari eventually scored with a carom to make it 1-0.
- What a hoot! Remedi delivered a spectacular effort and the action ended with a shot on the post.
- From the impressive save to being on the verge of an unusual blooper. Armani almost scored the goal alone, in less than two minutes of play.
- Beautiful Armani! Just 30 seconds into the match, River’s goalkeeper and a great save after a deflection.
STATISTICS
Source: Goal