The first action occurred after two minutes when a filtered pass from Benfica’s brand-new reinforcement reached the feet of Braian Romero, after a feint from Julian Alvarezso that the former Defense and Justice would be hand in hand with the visiting goalkeeper and his shot would hit the post and leave.
In the first ten minutes, River was suffocating in its pressure and that did not allow Vélez to play the long and direct game that complicated Núñez’s men in Liniers. But little by little the nerves of the many youth that the visit has calmed down and little by little those led by Alexander Medina were approaching the goal defended by Franco Armani.
That was how Lucas Pratto found a ball in the center of the field and quickly saw Walter Bou who received near the crescent of the area, controlled and did not hesitate: his cross shot was deactivated by one of the goalkeepers of the Argentine team.
River continued to handle the ball, with Nicolás De La Cruz loose across the width of the court, pulling the strings of the homeowner. River’s impetus led to approaches on the visiting goal that did not reach the hands of Hoyos but marked a certain danger.
Velez, For his part, he had another shot from outside, this time by Lucas Janson that Armani also solved without problems.
The first half went with River playing in a rival field but without generating goal situations although with constant danger on the wings. The result was still in favor of Vélez and the clock was ticking in his favor. River needed a quick hit or desperation could seize the players and play tricks on them.
That’s why in the plugin River He came out decidedly and suffocated Vélez in the first minutes. After 2 minutes Álvarez took advantage of a slip by the youthful Valentín Gómez, grabbed the ball and assisted Romero who finished off quickly inside the area and his shot was deflected by Matías De Los Santos, who played a great game.
At 9 minutes, Orellano took advantage of a low defense by River and enabled Bou, who finished off a cross but at the hands of Armani. The momentum of the local collided with the practicality of the visitor who gradually took control of the game and began to arrive with more danger.
at 10 minutes Francis Ortega pressed From the cross in the opposite field, he won the ball and took it down the left lane with River badly stopped The center at the head of bou It was long and the striker could not connect what would have been the opening of the scoring.
River kept trying more on the outside than on the inside but could not bring danger. That’s why Gallardo decided to send to the court Juan Fernando Quintero and Matias Suarez instead of De La Cruz and Romero. It was the moment when those led by Gallardo were closest. With the lucidity of the Cordovan, River had some scoring chances.
Medina countered the changes of River with the income of Julian Fernandez by Luca Orellano and Abiel Osorio by Lucas Pratt With the speed and skill of the former plus the drive and grit of the latter, Velez balanced things and had a great chance that Armani He took out the youthful striker.
Those from Liniers played a great game in the defensive phase, being intelligent to manage the times, to neutralize the game through the center of River and give them the bands and although the local had a very clear one that brushed the Hoyos stick and with a goal annulled to Suarez by hand, the second time was to ask for Velez who, plagued by boys, played big, knocked down the giant and endured zero to get into the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores where another Argentine awaits him: Talleres de Córdoba.
Source: Ambito
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