The third friendly Martin Demichelis in front of River Plate ended this Saturday with a 2-0 win against millionaires of Colombiaafter a start full of doubts that the Argentine team resolved in the second half.
In this match played in Fort Lauderdale (Florida, USA), millionaires He had the clearest ones in the first part but he did not have success when it came to facing Franco Armani.
He started dominating the game Rivertaking the initiative, complying with what his coach claimed in the press conference the day before when he demanded more authority, regularity and forcefulness from the team on the pitch.
However, the first shot on goal was from millionaires in the boots of Luis Carlos Ruiz.
He was accompanied by the answer of River with Elias Gomez: found the deep winger on the left to leave a low pass to the front that he finished off from the front Esequiel Boat.
millionairesWithout controlling the game, he found himself comfortable waiting and looking for counterattacks and disturbed Armani’s goal on several occasions.
But it was not their only version since, with the passing of the minutes, they began to have more of the ball.
Daniel Catano He was one of the standouts in the Colombian team, launching these attacks and combining with the forwards from the second row, and he knew how to read the imbalances that he still has to work on Demichelis with his new team.
Armani He became highly demanded and always responded. In the other goal he also got a good grade Alvaro Montero. Tomás Castro Ponce, after a double cut, reached a shooting position and tested him, again from the front.
The Colombian coach Alberto Gamero He identified his rival’s problem in coming out with the ball from behind and raised lines with pressure that made River Plate very difficult.
They were the best minutes of the Colombian team.
River found a good chance from set pieces in the 31st minute, with a free kick centered some ten meters from the area. Barco hit it close to the post but Montero responded well and sent it to a corner.
The clearest of the first half came in minute 34 with a triple shot on goal to millionaires.
pulled out the first Armani, the second Peña Biafore on the line and the third among the rest of the rear.
It was goalless at half-time, although the feelings were very different: very positive for the Colombians and with many doubts for the Argentines.
RIVER REACTS
millionaires He made several errors when the ball was released at the beginning of the second half that could have cost them dearly and put Montero in a compromise.
The game opened and chances for both teams followed one another. Ruiz was the one who had the most for the Colombians at the start of the second part.
But the first goal came in minute 59 for River Plate.
Lucas Beltran He finished off a cross from the right with a header, Montero cleared it with good reflexes but the ball ended up in the mouth of the goal so that Emmanuel Mammana he would push her almost at will.
Demichelis He moved the bench and brought on Franco Alonso, Pablo Solari and Leandro González.
River improved by recovering possession of the ball and constantly reaching the area.
Millionaires struggled to recover the good image of the first half. players like Jose Antonio Paradela They were protagonists and looked for the goal in different ways.
With the expulsion of Felipe Peña Biafore in minute 84 for the Argentines due to a struggle with Edgar Guerra, it seemed that Millonarios could reach the tie, but the entry of Miguel Borja was final.
Montero committed a penalty on the River forward and it was Borja himself who was in charge of kicking it and converting it into a goal from below and to the left of the goalkeeper.
River will play one more friendly against Vasco da Gama, on Tuesday and also in Florida, before facing its debut in the Argentine league against Central Córdoba on January 28.
– Match sheet:
2. CA River Plate: Armani; Rojas (Herrera, min. 82), Peña Biafore, Mammana (Gonzalez Pirez, min 61), Gómez; Simón (Alfonso, min. 61), Castro Ponce (José Paradela, min. 46), Zuculini, Barco (Aliendro, min. 71), Londoño (Solari, min. 61) and Beltrán (Borja, min. 71).
0. Millionaires FC: Huntsman; Perlaza (Alba Marín, min. 68), Llinás (Zuñiga fanegas, min. 72), Vargas, Bertel (Murillo, min. 67); Silva (Guerra, min. 68), Pereira (Victoria Palacios, min. 76); Giraldo, Cataño (Vasquez, min. 77), Quiñones (Ruiz, min. 68) and Ruiz (Valencia, min. 68).
Goals: Mammana (min. 59) and Borja from a penalty (min. 87).
Referee: Alejo Calume (USA). He showed Roberto Rojas a yellow card (min.56) and sent off Felipe Peña Biafore (min.85) at River Plate. He admonished Yuber Quiñones (min. 33), Daniel Giraldo (min. 38) and Álvaro Montero (min. 87) in Millonarios.
Incidents: Friendly preparation match, played at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale (USA) in front of nearly 11,000 spectators.
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