It cost so much to River who could not take advantage of the huge advantage that means scoring the first away goal, without deserving it and at the end of the first half. It was difficult for them to develop Santiago. Colo Colo was more. For that reason and because it will be decided on Tuesday at home, a draw is valuable for the millionaires. At home they should seal their qualification to the semi-finals in this Liberators that obsesses them.
Yes, before, on Saturday, River will have to resolve nothing less than the Superclásico at the Bombonera. What will he do? Marcelo Gallardo? Will he put in headlines or will he save some for Tuesday? We will know in the next few days…
In Santiago, River He had a dream moment, the kind that any team that finds itself in trouble playing away in a difficult setting could wish for…
Colo Colo dominated and had control of the game. Franco Armani had prevented the Chilean goal by making a great header to Javier Correa after a sensual pass from Arturo Vidal. That was when River found a play with a stopped ball, a free kick/cross from Marcos Acuña that German Pezzella He connected almost with his left knee, causing him to fall, and the ball went into the post. A goal planned between a former Sevilla player and a former Betis player…
It was 44 minutes in. The first half was running out. It couldn’t be better. It seemed better. Colo Colo, But the impact was made by River, who had a good first quarter of an hour under the guidance of Nacho Fernández and who had two chances that Miguel Borja was unable to define in the best period for the Millionaires, at the beginning, when he managed to apply a suffocating high pressure.
Then, in the rest of the match, River suffered with the Chilean midfield, with Vidal, with Esteban pavezwith Colorado Leonardo Gil and Carlos Palacios.
That trend in the game continued at the beginning of the second stage. Colo Colo kept the ball and the search. And they were rewarded. After Javier Correa He headed just over, Vidal came up with an assist from a crack player and Palacios equalised by putting it next to the post.
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Gallant He had no reaction to reinforce the midfield, that area where his River was outclassed. Muñeco only did it after the tie. And in the end he ended up changing all his midfielders…
River did not create any clear chances in those final 45 minutes. They did not find fluidity or elaboration. Colo Colo had a clear chance at the end, a great header from Guillermo Paiva Armani saved it by reflex. Yes, even though he was winning, it was a good draw for River. On Tuesday, he will decide the series at home, at the Monumental. We will have to see to what extent the Superclásico on Saturday affects him.
