In minute 19 the score was already 2-2, with initial goals from Boselli and Pellegrino and replicas from Betancour and Méndez
A goal from Godoy’s own goal unbalanced the result in favor of the Uruguayans
Penarol he turned the result to overcome 3-2 to Students of La Plata on his debut day this Thursday at the River Plate Series that takes place in Uruguay until next January 27.
The Argentine team took advantage of the first minutes to get ahead on the scoreboard when in minute 5 Mauro Boselli scored the first goal and just two minutes later his partner Matthew Pellegrino scored 0-2. However, the aurinegro team discounted in minute 17 through a goal from Ruben Bentancour followed in the 19th minute by Kevin Mendez to match the shares. Luck was not on the Argentine side when in minute 33 a own goal from Leonardo Godoy put the advantage for the locals at the Campeón del Siglo stadium on the outskirts of Montevideo.
With this result Alfredo Arias begins his walk with the Uruguayan team with victory, which adds its first win of the year. During this day, the Argentine Atlético Tucumán and the Uruguayan Boston River also met in the afternoon in a disputed match that ended 4-5 for the visitors.
The series will continue this Friday with the matches between the Uruguayan Liverpool who will receive the Peruvian César Vallejo who are directed by the remembered ex-soccer player from Uruguay Sebastián ‘Loco’ Abreu. The action will continue over the weekend with the matches between Defensor Sporting and Vélez Sarsfield and Nacional against Colón on Saturday.
