Boca won 1-0 (partial 0-0) against River, as a visitor, in the Argentine soccer superclassic played this Sunday at the Monumental stadium, in the outstanding match of the seventh date of the first division League Cup .
Colombian Sebastián Villa (53) scored the goal for Boca’s victory, after taking advantage of a mistake made by River’s defense.
With this result, Boca rises to first place in Zone 2 of the League Cup, while River was third in Zone 1.
– Plot –
The beginning was even, because in the first minutes Boca tried to discuss possession with River, and for a good stretch he closed the roads, and tried to advance with the raises of the Colombian Fabra and the driving of the young Aarón Molinas.
But, with spaces, River showed that he could be very incisive, and after 6 minutes he had his first chance in a center that took a bad stop from the ‘xeneize’ defense, but Julián Álvarez took the ball in front of the goal and did not He was able to give you an address.
The match was cut short, with a lot of friction and friction –there were 23 infractions in the first half-, but River showed that it could be much more sharp, and on the 24 it was Esequiel Barco who had his chance with a frontal and low shot, but it lacked power.
From then on, it was the locals who tipped the balance and began to win possession of the ball from Boca, and after half an hour they had the clearest situation, in an excellent individual action by the star Julián Álvarez, who made his way from left to center, and beat two defenders, but goalkeeper Agustín Rossi won the duel hand in hand.
More consistent in his game, River ended up comfortably dominating the first half, but without being able to transfer that superiority to the account, against a Boca that was charged with infractions and did not even make a shot on goal in the first 45 minutes.
– Error and charge –
For the second part, Sebastián Battaglia, Boca’s coach, arranged for Figal to enter for the Peruvian Luis Advíncula, a discreet task and admonished, and Luis Vázquez for Benedetto, who barely touched the ball, and the young Vázquez generated the first situation for the visit, in a run to the right that forced the intervention of goalkeeper Armani.
With a little more air, Boca found the first goal of the night in an unforced error by the ‘millionaire’ defense, because González Pirez tried to leave the ball to Armani, and the Colombian Villa took the opportunity to capture the ball, elude the goalkeeper and silence thousands of fans in the Monumental.
From that moment, River threw himself into the search for the tie, but could not against the figure of Rossi, who became immense as the minutes and situations passed.
Boca’s goalkeeper showed off to win another one-on-one with Álvarez, he just deflected a frontal free kick from Quintero who was looking for his left corner, and very close to the end, he threw himself back to deflect with the tips of his fingers Palavecino’s header that went over him.
River, in addition, had a right hand from Enzo Fernández that hit the top of the crossbar, while Boca wasted the chance to increase in a great play by Ramírez, which Armani saved and the Paraguayan Oscar Romero missed the shot with the goal empty.
Boca, which had improved its image in the last match, had a great time at the Monumental against its eternal rival, it was efficient and gained relief and confidence for what is to come, while River suffered an unexpected fall that does not complicate it too much , beyond the bad taste that a defeat always leaves behind against the fiercest adversary. AFP
Lineups:
River Plate: Franco Armani – Robert Rojas, Paulo Díaz, Leandro González Pírez and Milton Casco (Elías Gómez, 71) – Enzo Pérez (Tomás Pochettino, 81) – Santiago Simón (Juan Fernando Quintero, 60), Enzo Fernández, Nicolás De la Cruz (Agustín Palavecino, 71) and Esequiel Barco (Braian Romero, 60) – Julián Álvarez. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Boca Juniors: Agustín Rossi – Luis Advíncula (Nicolás Figal, 46), Carlos Zambrano, Marcos Rojo and Frank Fabra – Guillermo “Pol” Fernández – Cristian Medina (Jorman Campuzano, 79), Juan Ramírez, Aaron Molinas (Oscar Molina, 58) and Sebastián Villa – Dario Benedetto (Luis Vazquez, 46). DT: Sebastian Battaglia.
Stadium: Monumental
Referee: Dario Herrera
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