He Monumentalfull of 85 thousand millionaire fans, he witnessed a dance. And not to enjoy. Everyone suffered. The thing is River He could not affirm himself. He suffered behind, lost the ball easily and was hurt again and again. It was a perfect function of Palmeiraswhich ended up winning the first half for two goals difference. It had been a long time since an opponent did not exceed with such authority to Marcelo Gallardo’s team at home.
However, Palmeiras did not close the game and in the second part River reacted. He did not reach him to tie, but he discounted and remained a goal, as if to travel with some illusion to the rematch in San Pablo.
It is worth playing in the analysis with the realistic speech of the Gallardo doll: “With a team with a different hierarchy, it was hard for us Two goals against.
Vitor Roque disputes a ball with Paulo Díaz
And it’s true. The Palmeiras opened him immediately with a header from Gustavo Gómez, who took advantage of River’s repeated fragility to defend the ball plays. And before the break, the former FC Barcelona Víctor Roque defined with a delicious touch before the departure of Franco Armani. Between both goals, the goalkeeper, the stick and some timely cross of a defender saved River from another impact that would have been lethal.
Gallardo took to correct. He did it at the break. He broke the line of five defenders. He sent Juan Portillo to the midfield. He took Paulo Díaz already Enzo Pérez and included Lucas Martínez Quarta and Juanfer Quintero. And in the while Sebastián Driussi was injured, replaced by Facundo Colidio.
The scheme and interpreter changes resulted. River was more intense. He no longer arrived in each ball. And he locked a Palmeiras who lost freshness and found no counterattacks. Anyway, millionaires did not create clear situations. Until in the 89th minute, a shot from outside Martínez Quarta deviated in a Brazilian, dislodged to the goal Weverton and became 1-2, which opens a thread of hope for the rematch.
Vitor Roque and Gonzalo Montiel, for the soils
Gallardo pointed out: “I stay with the image of the end. The goal of difference leaves us alive. It would have been very difficult if we finished two goals below. Palmeiras also showed respect in the second half. We are alive because there is a difference of a goal. We have to clearly correct the mistakes we made, especially the ball goal stopped at the start of the game. We failed there. We will see how we corrected those defects. It was.
In the Allianz Parque, in Sao Paulo, in their stadium and with its people, Palmeiras and Víctor Roque will try to ratify the overwhelming superiority of the initial part. River will go to Wednesday’s revenge with the envy that causes him to know that he was on the edge of the abyss and that now he must just overcome a goal of difference. Will you reach you to crown an epic night?
