The new River of Marcelo Gallardowithout wonder, had been taking firm steps in this 2026. Until last night… Until crossing paths with a Tiger furious, hungry, murderous. And the millionaires ended up suffering a historic beating in the Monumental. A resounding fall that in the fourth game of the year already puts everything in doubt. The thing is that the new River played like the old one, even worse. That’s why the fans sang against the players, they dismissed them with a thunderous whistle. Lost 1-4 against Tiger. It had been ten years since they had scored four goals at home.
In the absence of convincing attackers, Gallant He had said in recent days that it was very difficult to find a forward who would put on the River shirt and respond. Will El Muñeco think the same after the dance that the Tigre forwards gave to their defenders?
They were unstoppable David Romero and Ignacio Russothe son of Miguel, the historic Boca coach who died last year. The million-dollar defense, pure fragility.
The reinforcements of River They also turned out to be a caricature. Three examples. First: Matías Viña symbolized weakness and was excluded at half-time. Second: Aníbal Moreno gave an unusual pass at the start and Nacho Russo shouted 3-0. And third: a few minutes later, Fausto Vera got himself sent off for hitting him at head height.
Tigre started to win it very quickly. After 15 minutes they were already two goals up. Rosemary He assisted Tiago Serrago (a former River!), who scored at the near post, with the help of a deflection in Viña. And immediately, after a bad pass from Juanfer Quintero, Tigre responded with a great run from Russo and a nice finish from Romero.
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Tigre’s counterattacks throughout the night were daggers. And so came the fourth, with a sensational reply that included an assist from Romero and another definition from Russo.
River He only scored in the 43rd minute of the second half with a beautiful left foot shot from very far away from Lautaro Rivero. And he didn’t do much else.
Juanfer Quintero accepted that the reaction of the River people was “normal” and closed: “We apologize to the fan.” Gonzalo Montiel added: “We have to take charge. The fans’ anger is understandable.” And Marcelo Gallardo rounded off: “It was a very bad night, an unexpected blow. This cannot be repeated.”
