River wanted to stomp on Victoria and it did. If the win against Argentinos Juniors had boosted the confidence of the team, the three points obtained a while ago against Tigre only confirmed the good moment that the squad is going through. Still with things to correct, as always, but with increasing certainty in terms of proper names and operation. Thanks to the header Gonzalez Pirez At the end, the Millo put a tinge of justice to a procedure that had had him as a clear leader.
“I am ok. We neutralized a great rival on their court. Tigre is a team with many variations and that has two of the best strikers in Argentine soccer“Martín Demichelis began at a press conference, praising his rival. Then he puffed out his chest for what he had done:”We came to put pressure on them. We took a risk coming to look for him, the pressure was always forward and never withdrawing and I liked that very much. We had a good first half, the last detail was missing, a shot, a check, a dribble. The three points were deserved“.
Leandro González Pirez was one of the figures of the match, beyond the goal, containing Retegui and Colidio: “Leandro had been training very wellDemichelis explained about his inclusion and highlighted his work: “He complemented well with Enzo Díaz, they were fast and aggressive. I also decided for Leandro to play Jony Maidana, who has been doing a very good 2023, on Wednesday“.
Finally, regarding the analysis of the match, Micho pondered the defensive performance at a collective level: “We achieved defensive solidity. Everyone played a good game in that aspect, Armani was fundamental. I have to continue to emphasize that we played against one of the best offensive teams in Argentine soccer. That raises the level of what River was today“.