River came out to endure in the first half to a Argentine Juniors who, it was known, was going to voraciously seek the three points that were essential at this point to climb into the group of classifieds for the Libertadores next year.
And in that first stage and by virtue of what was predicted, the “millionaire” team seemed never to find the football ramps that would allow them to take off towards the goal defended by Federico Lanzillotta.
That is why the development became even, frictionless, and with a lot of muscle in the middle of the field, where the local pressed with a commendable display of Gaston Veron overtaking Enzo Perez and Alan Rodriguez on Bruno Zuculini.
A shot of milton helmet on the end that grazed the crossbar was the closest thing to a goal that occurred in those initial 45 minutes, since those led by Gabriel Millito they lacked precision to put together the last play trying to find Gabriel Avalosvery well controlled in that period by the reappeared Leandro Gonzalez-Pirez.
After the unforeseen elimination in the Argentine Cup at the hands of the Patronato, the “Muñeco” opted for a 3/5 line, leaving the team with the two central veterans who had a weak task against the entrerrianos as Javier Pinola and Jonathan Maidana (beside Gonzalez Perez who found out recently in today’s technical talk that he was going to be the starter, they were Paulo Diaz and Hector Martinez).
And in the second half, after a start with characteristics similar to those of the first, Gallant He made a correct reading about the possibilities of his team if he made some adjustments from the middle forward, and then he shook the tree by making Lucas Beltrán enter first during the first quarter of an hour, then Juan Fernando Quintero and in the 15th minute Agustín Palavecino .
Those who left were Pablo Solari, whose performance fell significantly after an auspicious start in the club; a once again expressionless Esequiel Barco and an irregular Zuculini who also received his fifth yellow card and will not be able to play during the week against Estudiantes.
And just as Gallardo was questioned about some changes in that match against the Paranaenses, this time he did not hit a plenary session, but three successive ones, because he made just those three changes and the goals came from the feet of each of them.
At 20 minutes, the left foot of “Juanfer” Quintero came out with an accurate free kick that stopped Lanzillotta entering the upper left corner.
And three minutes later Beltrán took advantage of a bad start from the bottom of Argentinos to recover the ball in three quarters of the field and face the local goalkeeper, poking the ball when he went down, he managed to touch him but could not prevent it from entering his goal after a previous bite.
And 10 minutes from the end, River recovered high again and Palavecino showed off his also good punch and from the edge of the large area he defeated Lanzillotta with a high shot,
This third goal definitively appeased the spirits of the initially inflamed Argentinos fan, who was once again disappointed in a key game that once again, as has often happened since Milito led them, ended up failing.
A goal by Miguel Borja annulled at the request of the VAR was the culmination of a finally satisfactory night for River, which in the Annual Table took six points from Argentinos, the first that is trained in the South American, and three from Gimnasia y Esgrima La Silver, the last one that is qualifying for the Libertadores.
Now, if River wins on Wednesday at the Mas Monumental a Estudiantes who was left without his coach, Ricardo Zielinski, and who leads him nine points in that Annual Table, he will get him out of that fight to get on the next Libertadores.
For Argentinos, the situation is reversed, since they will have to visit a rising Lanús, which comes from three wins in a row, next Thursday.
Formations
Argentine Juniors: Federico Lanzillota; Kevin MacAllister, Miguel Torrén and Leonel González; Franco Moyano, Gastón Verón, Alan Rodríguez, Javier Cabrera and Lucas Villalba; Gabriel Avalos and Jose Herrera. DT: Gabriel Milito.
River Plate: Franco Armani; Paulo Díaz, Leandro González Pirez and Héctor Martínez; Marcelo Herrera, Enzo Pérez, Bruno Zuculini and Milton Casco; Pablo Solari, Miguel Borja and Esequiel Barco. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Goals in the second half: 2m. Quintero (R), 23m. Beltran (R) and 35m. Palavecino (R).
Changes in the second half: Starting Lucas Beltrán for Solari (R); 10m. Juan Fernando Quintero for Barco (R); 15 m. Agustín Palavecino by Zuculini (R); 28m. Andrés Roa for Verón (A) and Tiagho Nuss for Herrera (A); 35m. Nicolás Reniero for Cabrera (A) and Federico Redondo for Villalba (A).
Admonished: Verón (A). Barco, Zuculini, Martínez, Díaz and Beltrán (R).
Court: Diego Maradona.
Referee: Yael Falcon Perez.
Source: Ambito
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