Precisely, the trophy was a tribute to the memory of “Búfalo” that former scorer born in San Luis and who knew how to stand out both in Millonarios, from Colombia, as well as in River and also in Vélez, which was the last shirt he wore, when At the age of 29, he was surprised by death, due to prosthetic valve endocarditis, on January 11, 1992.
Before the start of the game, striker Lucas Pratto, one of the architects of some of the various titles achieved by River in recent times, this time wearing the Vélez shirt, appeared at the Monumental, where he received a warm greeting from the large local bias.
The attacker also greeted his former teammates and went to the substitute bench to hug DT Marcelo Gallardo and all the members of his coaching staff.
On the homeowner’s side, the highlight was the debut of two of his latest acquisitions, left back Elías Gómez -former Argentinos Juniors-, from the start, and offensive midfielder Esequiel Barco -former Independiente and Atlanta United of the MLS-, midway through the second half.
The first, in addition to successfully covering his sector, contributed his judicious projection with which he was about to convert, with a cross shot that required the effortful intervention of goalkeeper Lucas Hoyos (20m, PT).
Barco offered the team greater dynamics in the offense and was the manager of two clear dangerous arrivals.
Uruguayan striker Sebastián Sosa Sánchez made his debut in Liniers’ team, entering the game in the last quarter of an hour, showing a certain dynamic, but he still lacks greater harmony with his new teammates.
Regarding the development of the game, it was interesting and entertaining due to what both groups exposed, that despite the fact that they generated several dangerous charges, they could not violate the fences well guarded by Franco Armani and Hoyos. In a way, the two goalkeepers were responsible for the fact that no conversion took place.
Despite the fact that they could not win, both the “Muñeco” Gallardo and the Velez coach Mauricio Pellegrino had to leave in agreement with their managers because in the field they knew how to exhibit much of what both drivers intended, with dynamic and intense actions to generate goal situations , which was the great absentee on the night of the Monumental.
Source: Ambito
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