River Plate and Union drew 0-0 in Santa Fein a match corresponding to the ninth date of the Professional League 2024.
River, While waiting for confirmation of the return of tomorrow Marcelo Gallardo Due to his technical leadership, he did not play a good match, with an acceptable first half but a second half with very few chances.
For its part, the best side of the “Tatengue” was seen in the second half, in which it was able to generate its best chances through counterattacks.
The first approach was from Unión who, at 4 minutes, had a cross from the left from the midfielder Mauro Pittonbut the forward Adrian Balboa He was unable to push the ball accurately.
The first arrival of River It was at the feet of the midfielder Franco Mastantuonowhen at 10 minutes of the first half he was one on one with the goalkeeper Thiago Cardozo but his shot went wide.
The clearest play of the match was for River, 12 minutes into the first half. The defender Paulo Diaz He headed a corner in a great way, but the goalkeeper Thiago Cardozo He managed to deflect the ball and was accompanied by luck: the rebound hit the post, hit his own head and went wide.
At minute 24, Unión was saved again. Paulo Diaz He won again with a header after a corner, his header hit the post and the rebound went to the defender Leandro Gonzalez Pirezwhose shot was saved in a great way by Thistle.
Already in the second half, at six minutes, Adrián Balboa missed another opportunity for the “Tatengue”, when he received the ball unmarked on the right side of the area, but his shot went wide.
There were no dangerous plays until the 32nd minute, when the defender of River Leandro Gonzalez Pirez He collected the rebound from a free kick and shot at goal, but his effort crashed off the crossbar.
And at the end came the controversy. In the 43rd minute, a filtered ball from the midfielder Manuel Lanzini He put the forward Miguel Borja hand to hand, but the archer Cardozo He was alert to close it down. When closing in, Cardozo went with his feet forward and ended up hitting the forward River, although referee Pablo Echavarría did not consider his expulsion necessary.
The summary of Unión vs River in the Professional League
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