After two games with poor performances, River returned to victory this afternoon in the Monumental in view of Rosario Central with a 4-0 win. With this result, the Millionaire secured the classification Copa Libertadores next year due to its position in the annual table.
The goals for the team Marcelo Gallardo were from Pablo Solari -he scored a double-, Miguel Borja and Gonzalo Martínez from a penalty.
Before the start of the match there was a minute of silence in tribute to Maximo Gallardothe father of “Muñeco”, who died this Saturday. The coach looked very excited and was the protagonist of the first shout of the goal, since all the players came to hug him and accompany him in a difficult moment.
With this victory, the Núñez team reached 70 points in the general table and placed third, in the last location that grants a place for the Copa Libertadores 2025, and gained an important advantage over Bocathe pursuer who sought to get that opportunity from River.
Although participation in the highest club competition at the continental level is guaranteed, the Argentine Cup still remains to be defined between Vélez and Central Córdoba of Santiago del Estero to determine if it enters directly into the group stage or if it will have to seek a place in the playoffs.
River dominated and beat Rosario Central
Núñez’s men came out much better planted in the game from the beginning. Although he had control of the ball during the first half, he could not beat the goalkeeper’s fence Jorge Broun. At 47 minutes, after a great play by Santiago Simón and Claudio Echeverry, Pablo Solari received the ball alone inside the area and opened the scoring to go into halftime ahead.
Now for the second stage, River maintained the leading role and with two bursts sealed a win at the Monumental: with a Gonzalo Martínez intractablewho scored two assists in his entry, Borja and Solari again converted against a Central team that was eliminated for 3-0.
At the end of the game, Manuel Lanzini entered the area with a dominated ball and was knocked down by Franco Ibarraand the referee awarded a penalty for the locals. “Pity” changed it for a goal and scored again after his long inactivity due to injury.
Source: Ambito
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