On date 8 of the Argentina tournament – Professional League Cup 2023, Millonario defeated Matador this Sunday by the slightest difference. The local team scored the only goal of the game 18 minutes into the first half, through Salomón Rondón. After an individual play on the right, the forward shot at the goal from the large area and surprised the rival goalkeeper, who could do nothing.
The teams were in trouble, because both River Plate and Talleres hit the post. The players Ignacio Fernández and Ramón Sosa were left wanting to shout their goal.
The figure of the meeting was Salomón Rondón. The River Plate forward scored 1 goal, kicked the goal 3 times against Talleres and made 9 correct passes.
Another of the key footballers at the Monumental was Franco Armani. The River Plate goalkeeper had a great performance against Talleres because he saved 7 shots and made 8 correct passes.
It was a match full of infractions, with a high dose of rough play and full of interruptions. There were a large number of reprimands: Juan Carlos Portillo, Milton Casco, Leandro González Pirez, Salomón Rondón, Rodrigo Aliendro, Paulo Díaz and Nahuel Bustos.
River coach, Martín Demichelis, arranged a 4-5-1 formation on the field with Franco Armani in goal; Andrés Herrera, Leandro González Pirez, Paulo Díaz and Milton Casco on the defensive line; Enzo Pérez, Nicolás De La Cruz, Ignacio Fernández, Manuel Lanzini and Esequiel Barco in the middle; and Salomón Rondón in the attack.
For their part, those led by Javier Gandolfi stood with a 4-5-1 strategy with Guido Herrera between the three sticks; Gastón Benavídez, Matías Catalán, Lucas Suárez and Juan Carlos Portillo in defense; Rodrigo Villagra, Ulises Ortegoza, Nicolás Vallejo, Rodrigo Garro and Ramón Sosa in the midfield; and Valentín Depietri up front.
The referee designated for the match was Hernán Mastrángelo.
El Millonario will visit Colón on the next matchday, while Matador will receive Arsenal at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium.
River Plate leads Zone A with 16 points and Talleres is in sixth place with 11 points.
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