River Plate returned to winning ways by winning 2-1 as a visitor to Students of La Plata in the twenty-fifth day of the Argentine league. River, which had just lost to Independiente Rivadavia, is in fifth place in the table with 39 points, six behind the leader Vélez Sarsfield and four below the runner-up, Huracán.
In the match played in the city of La Plata, Marcelo Gallardo’s team took an early advantage with goals from Facundo Colidio and Maximiliano Meza at four and nine minutes, respectively. Estudiantes scored in the 60th minute through the experienced scorer Guido Carrillo. Six minutes later, goalkeeper Franco Armani saved a penalty from Carrillo that prevented the home team from tying.
San Lorenzo loses again
In the other game on Friday, San Lorenzo de Almagro added its second consecutive defeat at home by losing 2-0 against Belgrano at the Pedro Bidegain stadium. “Teams that become strong at home make the difference, you have to know how to handle the pressure of the people. The home field is something very important to have a good campaign,” said the technical director of San Lorenzo, Miguel Russo.
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San Lorenzo is in twenty-first place in the table with 28 points, the product of seven wins, seven draws and ten losses. The goals that gave Belgrano the victory were scored by Nicolás Fernández and Franco Jara at 29 and 82 minutes, respectively.
