There are 12 defeats in the last 20 games. It is the team that lost the most in the last 15 league games: it lost 10, won 3 and tied 2. It has accumulated three consecutive losses: Tigre, Argentinos and Vélez. The moment is so complicated River Plate that silences the coach himself, Marcelo Gallardo.
Nothing comes to the ‘millionaires’. The 1-0 defeat against Velez It was sentenced by Manuel Lanzini, precisely a former River player who hooked towards the middle and took a right hand that landed low, in a corner. Guillermo Barros Schelotto’s Vélez had an excellent first half. It was highlighted by Mellizo himself, who clarified: “Afterwards we fought the game and won it well. River had almost no goal situations.”
The coach’s analysis sounds realistic. Vélez was much more in the initial 45. And he could have even scored another goal. Afterwards, Gallardo introduced some changes. Nothing comes out for River. At 26 in the first half, Juanfer Quintero was injured. At halftime, Franco Armani also left the field. And with 20 minutes left, Ecuadorian Kendry Paez left due to shoulder discomfort.
Then, in the second half, the game was tied. And River had two clear opportunities on the feet of players who came in from the bench. First, Ian Subiabre made a great play, but shot into the goalkeeper’s hands. And then Giuliano Galoppo turned in an unbeatable position and shot up. On this day 6 of the Apertura, River lacked more offensive weight. And Vélez took advantage of it to win it. Will Gallardo resist or is this the end of the cycle? The Doll will decide…
