River He wrote an epic page again in his history Copera, and did it by the hand of Franco Armani, who became the hero of the night by taking the team to the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.
In a match loaded with tension, emotions and a penalty definition that seemed cursed, the goalkeeper of River It was erected as undisputed
River came to the duel back with the pressure of reversing an adverse streak in definitions from the twelve steps. He had lost his last eight batches of penalties, including painful eliminations in local and international tournaments.
But this time, in the Monumental, the story changed thanks to Armani. The goalkeeper contained the last Libertad Criminal, executed by Marcelo Fernández, and unleashed the euphoria in Núñez. During the regulatory time, the party ended 1-1.
River He had put a goal with a goal by Sebastián Driussi, who capitalized a rebound after a shot by Facundo Colidio that hit the crossbar. Libertad matched before the break with a header from Robert Rojas, taking advantage of a defensive neglect in a corner.
The second half was a nerve duel. River suffered the expulsion of Giuliano Galoppo and stayed with ten players, which forced to retreat and resist the attacks of the Paraguayan team. Armani was key in that section, with decisive interventions that avoided the second goal of freedom and kept hope alive.
The penalty shootout: Armani, total figure
The definition from the twelve steps was the moment of redemption. Nacho Fernández opened the series with a goal for River, while Jorge said he crashed his shot on the stick. Miguel Borja converted with power and freedom discounted with a shot to the middle of Viera. Marcos Acuña failed his penalty, but Caballero missed his for Paraguayans.
Lucas Martínez Quarta scored the third to Riverand finally Armani stopped Fernández’s shot, ensuring 3-1 in the series. It was the number 14 that Armani stopped with the shirt of Riverand on the 31st of his professional career. His tight fist gesture, followed by the hug with Enzo Pérez and Marcelo Gallardo, was the image that summarized the night: relief, emotion and pride.
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