The goals of the tabby eleventh at the Hernando Siles stadium were converted by Enrique Triverio twice (25 and 35 minutes) and Gonzalo Castillo (49 ‘), while for the Millionaire discounted Lucas Beltrán from penalty at 66′.
On the second date, the Bolivian team will visit fluminense in Rio de Janeiro (Tuesday, April 18) and a day later River Plate will receive the Sporting Cristal.
River He started the game without shrinking, surprising the locals who usually become strong in their fief of Hernando Siles and its intimidating altitude.
The visitors made the expense in the first minutes of the match, while the ‘Tigre de Achumani’ showed difficulties to defend themselves and go on the attack.
On the papers Beltrán appeared as the only attacker, but the game allowed River to go with more players towards the opposite goal, such as Agustín Palavecino and Pablo Solari.
The Strongest He outlined one or another attack, but without causing danger in the Franco Armani portico.
⚽? The goals of @ClubStrongest!
? Beat @RiverPlate on Date 1 of CONMEBOL #Liberators. #Eternal glory pic.twitter.com/rbMO1G3k2W
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) April 5, 2023
After 20 minutes, in a counterattack by the locals, the Argentine goalkeeper knocked down striker Triverio, which prompted the Venezuelan referee Jesús Valenzuela to charge a penalty.
Five minutes later, after various claims from the visit, Triverio himself executed the maximum penalty and managed the opening.
It was a 1-0 at a time when River Plate was the protagonist of the match.
Triverio scored the second goal at 35′ in a quick and deadly attack, after one of his teammates stole the ball in the middle sector.
If the first goal gave The Strongest courage, the second was a blow for the visit.
River Plate stopped stepping on the accelerator and allowed the Bolivians to have more ideas to reach Armani’s goal and be close to the third goal.
River did not lower his arms
Shortly after the start of the second half, the Bolivians scored the third goal, with a header from Castillo at minute 49 after a laboratory play on a corner kick.
Despite the 3-0 loss, River did not give up and kept up the siege of Bolivian Guillermo Viscarra’s goal, which extinguished at least two clear goal cries.
?⚪ Lucas Beltrán, from a penalty, scored the goal of @RiverPlate.
? CONMEBOL #Liberators #Eternal glory pic.twitter.com/47CUjJ6wVa
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) April 5, 2023
The prize for those directed by Martín Demichelis reached 66 ‘. The willful Beltrán took an accurate penalty kick and reduced the differences.
River Plate improved in the game, went in search of the feat at the height of La Paz.
Ignacio Fernández, among several changes, who entered at 55′ to replace captain Enzo Pérez, gave him more offensive vocation, while the locals had problems defending themselves, but they remained firm and ended up celebrating an important victory.
the paraguayan robert rojas integrated the bench of substitutes of the group of the red band, but did not have minutes.
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