River Plate’s tight 2-1 victory over Libertad

For date 3 of group H of the CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores 2024 tournament, El Millonario took three points as a visitor against Libertad this Wednesday. In the 33rd minute of the first half, River Plate took the lead with a play by Pablo Solari. Although Libertad managed to tie in the 39th minute of the same stage thanks to a header from Matías Espinoza, the visit secured the victory with Franco Mastantuono’s score, again from a play, when 35 minutes into the second half.

Pablo Solari made the stadium vibrate with his definition, in the 33rd minute of the first stage. After receiving an assist from Rodrigo Aliendro, the midfielder placed it to the left post and down. Impossible for the archer!

Pablo Solari took a tremendous shot 16 minutes into the first half and the ball hit the post. It could not be.

Franco Mastantuono distinguished himself as the most outstanding player of the match. The River Plate midfielder scored 1 goal, made 9 correct passes and looked for the opposite goal with 2 shots.

Another important player in the match was Pablo Solari. The River Plate midfielder was the author of 1 goal, made 9 correct passes, removed 2 balls and finished on goal 4 times.

The match stood out for its intensity and the fouls committed during the match. There were a large number of reprimands: Rodrigo Aliendro, Nicolás Fonseca, Bautista Merlini, Facundo Colidio, Iván Ramírez and Luis Cardozo.

Libertad’s technical director, Ariel Galeano, proposed a 4-3-3 strategy with Rodrigo Morinigo in goal; Iván Ramírez, Luis Cardozo, Diego Viera and Néstor Giménez on the defensive line; Lucas Sanabria, Hernesto Caballero and Bautista Merlini in the middle; and Iván Franco, Óscar Cardozo and Lorenzo Melgarejo in the attack.

For their part, those led by Martín Demichelis stood with a 4-5-1 formation with Franco Armani between the three sticks; Andrés Herrera, Leandro González Pirez, Paulo Díaz and Enzo Díaz in defense; Rodrigo Villagra, Rodrigo Aliendro, Pablo Solari, Claudio Echeverri and Esequiel Barco in midfield; and Miguel Ángel Borja up front.

The judge selected for the match at the Defensores del Chaco stadium was Raphael Claus.

Libertad will visit Táchira on the next day. On the Millonario side, they will play as a visitor against Nacional.

River Plate has 9 points and is currently the leader of Group H. For its part, Libertad occupies third place with 3 points.

Changes in Freedom

• 20′ 1T – Lorenzo Antonio Melgarejo Sanabria left for Matías David Espinoza Acosta
• 71′ 2T – Lucas Daniel Sanabria Brítez left for Hugo Javier Martínez Cantero and Iván Rene Franco Diaz for Elvio de Jesús Vera Brítez

Changes in River Plate

• 45′ 2T – Claudio Jeremías Echeverri came out for Franco Mastantuono
• 56′ 2T – Rodrigo Roman Villagra left for Nicolás Fonseca, Óscar René Cardozo Marín for Gustavo Angel Aguilar Encina and Hernesto Ezequiel Caballero Benítez for Álvaro Marcial Campuzano
• 61′ 2T – Esequiel Omar Barco came out for Ignacio Martín Fernández
• 62′ 2T – Rodrigo Germán Aliendro came out for Manuel Lanzini
• 76′ 2T – Pablo César Solari Ferreyra left for Facundo Colidio

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