The Chilean team did not participate in the victory of the Millonarios against Atlético Tucumán, for the championship of the Argentine league. Marcelo Gallardo lined up a team composed mainly of starters.
Colo Colo They were supposed to play this Friday against the Catholic University, for the National Championship, but the match was postponed by decision of the authority. However, Cacique’s rival in the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores had some activity this evening, for your local tournament. At the Monumental in Buenos Aires, River Plate beat Atlético Tucumán 4-1, for date 14 of the Professional League Tournament. It was the last preparation before his visit to Santiago.
Given the duel against the Albos on Tuesday 17th and after the meeting with the FIFA national team, Marcelo Gallardo had to apply the dosage and take care of several of his figures. However, Muñeco chose to send a mostly starting line-up. Among the regulars, the only absentee was Paulo Diaz, who played both matches with Chile for the double qualifying date (defeats of the Reds against Argentina and Bolivia).
Gallardo started with a 4-3-3: Franco Armani in goal; a line of four with Fabricio Bustos, Germán Pezzella, Leandro González Pirez (for Díaz) and Marcos Acuña; Santiago Simón, Matías Kranevitter and Ignacio Fernández in midfield; Maximiliano Meza, Miguel Borja and Claudio Echeverri in attack. The Colombian was number 9, while Diablito charged towards the left.
The duel began with a defensive fragility of the Millonarios, which the dean took advantage of to open the account. In the 11th minute, Franco Nicola made it 1-0 for the Tucumán team, led by Facundo Sava (who was O’Higgins’ coach), who controlled and defined with his left foot. The pressure of the visit on the exit of River from his goal caused some havoc.
In the 24th minute, the draw at River Plate took place, thanks to González Pirez, assisted by Nacho Fernández. Then, in the 38th minute, the “banda sangre” turned the situation around with a goal from Miguel Borja, which took a while to validate. After a shot hit the post, the cafe striker insisted and the rival goalkeeper recovered the ball from inside the goal. The goal does not come instantly. After reviewing the VAR, the referee gives the score 2-1.
In the second half, the gap widened. In the 72nd minute, Maxi Meza scored the third, heading the ball towards the goal line. Already in added time, Facundo Colidio made it 4-1.
With this result, Gallardo’s team occupies the eighth position in the Argentine championship with 21 points. It reaches the line of Racing and Boca Juniors, who face each other this Saturday. The calendar presents demanding challenges for River Plate, because in the middle of the series against Colo Colo they will have the Superclásico against the Xeneizes, at La Bombonera, on Saturday 21.
Source: Latercera
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