El Millonario were not having it his way and fell to Lobo in La Plata, but Demichelis got involved and Rondón was key in turning the tide.
River’s path in the Professional League Cup, the only target for the rest of 2023, continues apace and it has managed to shake off the pressure of not being able to win as a visitor, apart from the big victory in the Superclásico . This time they went to La Plata and after a weak first half they managed to win 2-1 with Salomón Rondón’s substitutions and hierarchy.
The match of the Professional League Cup 2023: matches, dates, calendar and results
The story started badly for the Millonario, as barely three minutes had been played when Tarragona took advantage of an Armani rebound to make it 1-0. And while Demichelis’ side controlled the ball but lacked depth, overwhelmed by Lobo’s pressure, they found themselves trailing closer to half-time.
However, everything changed in the second half, because after a few minutes of attempts by the local team to finish it, Salomón Rondón came in to turn it around: first he won with a header, claiming Durso and preferring the rebound they scored in between. Colidio and Paulo Díaz, while in the next attack he took a right hand from a corner, unapproachable for the Albiazul goalkeeper.
Gimnasia tried at the end and had the tie clear in a Tarragona header, but River managed to stay in control to keep the three points and be five ahead as Zone A leaders, at least until Independiente play .
Minute by minute Gimnasia La Plata vs. River of the League Cup 2023
The live and direct online summary of Gimnasia La Plata vs. River of the League Cup 2023: videos, formations, goals and controversies
- RIVER GOAL! Huge bomb from Rondón into Durso’s corner to turn him over
- RIVER GOAL! Colidio finished bitten, was deflected from Paulo Díaz and Millonario leveled La Plata
- GYMNASTICS GOAL! In the first Tripero attack, Armani scored Abaldo’s goal, but Tarragona fired home the rebound
- The Wolf came out and the stadium was painted blue and white
- Everything confirmed in the Forest, that’s how the teams form:
FITNESS CENTER
Tomás Durso; Guillermo Enrique, Leonardo Morales, Yonathan Cabral, Germán Guiffrey, Nicolás Colazo; Rodrigo Saravia, Pablo De Blasis; Matías Abaldo, Cristian Tarragona, Eric Ramírez. DT: Leonardo Madelon
RIVER
Franco Armani Santiago Simón, Paulo Díaz, Leandro González Pírez, Enzo Díaz; Enzo Perez, Rodrigo Aliendro; Nacho Fernández, Manuel Lanzini, Esequiel Barco; Miguel Borja. DT: Martín Demichelis
Source: Goal