River Equalized with iNdependent of the Valley By 2 to 2 at the end of the match they played tonight, at the Banco Guayaquil stadium, for the third date of Group B of the Copa Libertadores 2025.
The Ecuadorian team had started in advantage with a double of the striker Claudio Spinelli, at 23 and 29 minutes of the first part, but the “millionaire” matched with the goals of midfielder Giuliano Galoppo and striker Sebastián Driussi, at 22 and 29 minutes of the complement.
With the tie, River took the tip of group B in Soledad, with five points, escorted by the Ecuadorian team, which has one unity less.
On the next date, Marcelo Gallardo’s team will visit Barcelona in Ecuador, on Thursday, May 8 from 9:30 p.m., while Independiente del Valle will be a visitor to the University of Peru.
The first was from Independiente del Valle, at 14 minutes, with a detachment from midfielder Renato Ibarra, who finished off from the edge of the area with a shot that went high.
A minute later River arrived. A filtered pass enabled striker Facundo Colidio, who faced the left side of the area and finished. His shot went to the middle and was diverted to the corner by goalkeeper Guido Villar.
The first goal of the game reached 23 minutes. After a center of the Layan Loor side that was diverted, the ball was left to Renato Ibarra, who received on the right side of the area and put a very powerful search center that was diverted to the goal by Argentine striker Claudio Spinelli, for 1 to 0.
Six minutes later, the place turned the second goal. Loor climbed down the left side at full speed, left behind the defender Fabricio Bustos and put a good search center that was finished off, again, by Spinelli, with a high and central shot that left goalkeeper Franco Armani without reaction and became the 2-0.
At 37 minutes he missed Independent del Valle. A center from the right side of Ibarra was topped by midfielder Patrik Mercado, but the shot was diverted by a defender. In the posterior play, Ibarra took a great shot from the edge of the area that hit Armani’s right post.
Two minutes later, River’s second attack was given, by the hand of midfielder Franco Mastantuono, who surprised with a distant shot. His shot was raging and the first stick, and was a few centimeters to be effective.
The first arrival of the complement was for the premises, at 10 minutes. Patrick Mercado managed a counterattack and enabled midfielder Juan Cazares, who advanced on the right and finished off the first stick, with a shot that was diverted between the reflections of Armani and his left pipe.
The “Millionaire” approached at 20 minutes, with a good individual play of the Manuel Lanzini steering wheel that culminated with a filtered pass for striker Sebastián Driussi, who was hand in hand with goalkeeper Guido Villar but could not finish off before the closing of defender Mateo Carabajal.
Two minutes later, Marcelo Gallardo’s team got the discount. A front change enabled Lanzini, who finished off from the left side of the area but could not with Villar. Who captured the rebound was the Giulian midfielder Galoppo, who pushed the ball to the goal, scored his first goal with the “millionaire” and put River in a game.
River managed to tie the game at 29 minutes from the second part. In a low corner to the first stick, González Pirez punctured the ball for the wheel Ignacio Fernández, who stung the ball over Villar’s exit. His shot gave in the crossbar and was pushed by striker Sebastián Driussi, who appeared for the second post and matched the game.
Independent Synthesis of the VS River Valley for the Copa Libertadores
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