River beat Patronato de Entre Ríos 4-1 on Wednesday night, with a hat-trick by Julián Álvarez, in the match corresponding to the second date of group 1 of the Professional League Cup.
Álvarez established himself as the figure of the match with his first goals in the competitionwhich allowed River to recover from the initial fall with Unión de Santa Fe, where he had left a pale version.
Colombian Juan Fernando Quintero, from a penalty, scored the fourth goal and Chilean defender Paulo Díaz, against, opened the scoring for Patronato.
Before locals and strangers, Patronato went to look for River and fulfilled that of “changing the image”, in the words of his coach, after the defeat against Argentinos.
Iván Delfino’s team, under a 4-4-2, appealed to the pressure in attack and found the quick goal with Gabriel Gudiño’s shot that deflected in Díaz and dislodged Franco Armani.
The position of the “Pattern” was maintained as the minutes passed, while River sought to accommodate himself, to the surprise of a packed Monumental.
? WHAT A SCORER ? pic.twitter.com/QH0Iiza1Ke
— River Plate (@RiverPlate) February 17, 2022
Patronato insisted on the frontal attack and River found some spaces. Enzo Fernández raised his level and the local found the right side of the visiting defense vulnerable.
Over there, Santiago Simón sent the center to Esquiel Barco, who had a great chance with the header that goalkeeper Matías Mansilla deflected.
Later, The tie came with a pass from Andrés Herrera, from a correct match, for Álvarez. The young striker lowered it and defined a header. Shortly after, the forward of the Argentine team shot Mansilla lying on the right for 2-1.
River brought out a difficult game until then and Álvarez’s effectiveness reappeared at the right time. He was much more like the 2021 Professional League champion River.
Patronato continued with the pressure in attack in the second half and was close to equalizing with Enzo Pérez’s error at the start. Gudiño took a strong shot that Franco Armani deflected for a corner.
A mistake shared between Fabio Vázquez and Carlos Quintana made River’s third possible. Tomás Pochettino anticipated and assisted the scorer of the night for 3-1. Ovation and relief in the Monumental.
To win. Like. thrash ?? pic.twitter.com/lbXlodpvgw
— River Plate (@RiverPlate) February 17, 2022
The party was completed with the entry of Quintero, one of the heroes of Madrid, and his penalty goal for 4-1. The Colombian grabbed the ball after the infraction that Matías Mansilla committed on his way to the goal.
River, through Álvarez’s scoring power, recovered his best version against a worthy Board of Trustees, who paid dearly for some neglect that the “Millionaire” did not forgive.
On the next date, River will visit Newell’s and Patronato will be local to Talleres.
