With goals from Lucas Pratto, Juan Fernando Quintero and Gonzalo Martínez, Núñez’s team won against their Clásico at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. Today marks the fifth anniversary of that historic day for the club.
Five years have passed since one of the days that will be marked in the history of River. He December 9, 2018, The team led by Marcelo Gallardo played the final of the Copa Libertadores against Mouth. The result of the match, which was played at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid, was 3-1 in favor of the Millionairewhich made him the Champion of the competition.
For that reason, the Club Atlético River Plate celebrates the victory against Xeneize every year and, on this occasion, they released a documentary film that tells of the team’s epic triumph. It’s called “Cierren los Ojos” and the avant premiere will begin this Saturday at 8:10 p.m. at the Movistar Arena. Fans will be able to be present and see some of the protagonists of the final in Madrid, who will go to the premiere.
Besides, there will be live music and historical elements from the River museum and, after the performance, the match for the semifinals of the League Cup can be seen on a giant screen, which will be played against Rosario Central at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in Córdoba, starting at 10 p.m.
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How was the Boca – River match in Madrid
On November 11, the first leg of the Copa Libertadores was played. Ramón Ábila opened the scoring for Xeneize and Lucas Pratto equalized it, then Darío Benedetto scored the second, but Carlos Izquierdoz scored the goal that left the result at 2-2. The final was scheduled for November 24 at the Monumental, however, it had to be suspended due to incidents against the bus in which the Boca team was traveling.
Finally, it was decided that the match would be played in Madrid on December 9. The meeting began with Boca prevailing over River with a goal from Darío Benedettobut Lucas Pratto He scored again and got the tie that led them to play extra time. That’s where the goals came from Juan Fernando Quintero and Gonzalo Martínezunleashing the celebration among the Millonario fans, who already knew that that day was going to go down in history.
How was River’s path to the final of the Copa Libertadores
In the 2018 Copa Libertadores, the team led by Marcelo Gallardo at the time had come first in its group after beating Flamengo, Independiente Santa Fe from Colombia and Emelec from Ecuador. Then, in the direct elimination matches, River eliminated Racing 3-0 in the second leg, Independent in the quarterfinals already Guild of Brazil in the semifinal.
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