in the stadium of Vine of Resistancethe usually acrimonious duel of coaches between Marcelo Gallardo and Sebastian Beccacece stayed for River Plate. And loosely. The millionaire thrashed Defense and Justice 4-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Argentine Cup, instance in which it will be tested against Patronato de Paraná. Paul Solari He was an outstanding figure, with three conquests. Lucas Beltran He scored the remaining goal in a team that was much superior, especially in the second stage, beyond the fact that, as a mole, they generated several scoring chances for him.
The match began at full speed, with Defense proposing a 3-5-2 (or 3-4-3) arrangement to seek to hurt behind the backs of the Millionaire’s sides, who spend a lot of time on the attack. In the early stages they threatened to prevail, but the hierarchy of those led by Gallardo made a difference after three minutes of play. De la Cruz pressured Gutiérrez and stole, Quintero filtered for Solari, Halcón’s defense did not stand up and former Colo Colo defined crossing to sign the 1-0.
Every time River pressed with coordination and stole high, it hurt. At about 17 ′, when Beltrán touched back and De la Cruz shot from the door of the area and his attempt passed by a post. In each flash of Quintero, the cast of Núñez rested.
But as the minutes passed, Defense grew, with physical display and mobility. At 21′, Duarte, from mid-distance, scared Armani. At 23′, Gabriel Alanís reached deep to the right, took the low center and Herrera providentially crossed.
However, River squeezed every facility. And at 29 ′ he extended the lead. Casco simplified his intervention in a single movement and opened for De la Cruz, who overflowed, gave way to the center and Beltrán, even with an imperfect shot, beat Unsain: 2-0.
Defense closed the first stage prowling the discount. At 36, an attempt by Gutierrez forced Armani’s save. And at 43, a frank header from Analis went just wide. And there was a moment of tension when Marco stepped on an intractable Solari and the two teams were braided.
The start of the second half offered a surprise: the departure of Franco Armani, injured (his place was taken by Ezekiel Centurion). In River he did not impact: he jumped onto the grass with the intention of avoiding the capsizing. At 20 seconds he had already gone all the way, with Unsain’s double save on Solari and Quintero.
Two minutes later, Juanfer, from a free kick, forced the goalkeeper’s save. And after three it was 3-0: Beltrán ran 35 meters, gave in to Solari, and the Cordoba striker resolved with quality. The forcefulness and the weight of three quarters onwards, the difference that the Resistance Band underlined.
Despite the sensation of a defined key, Defense showed sporting embarrassment and continued searching, to the point that it disturbed with the aerial game and with the entry of Alanis that Centurión rejected.
But River’s firepower morphed into a permanent threat. De la Cruz noticed it, with his right hand that Unsain took out. And confirmed, once again, Solari. Enzo Pérez, another high point of the team, recovered and led the attack, played with Borja, who returned. the former Godoy Cruz assisted the forward from Talleres, who defined three fingers to lower the blind to 4-0.
Thus, the Millionaire took an important step in the Argentine Cup, which not only offers the title, but also grants a place in the 2023 Copa Libertadores. is six points behind Atlético Tucumán, the leader), a victory of this stature can represent the push that it lacks to pick up the momentum.
And put the brown on the blackboard duel between Gallardo and Beccacece (they did not greet each other), which today shows two wins per side. After the last match for the First Division tournament, and the verbal pyrotechnics, the Doll won the arm wrestling match, neither more nor less than in a direct elimination match.
Formations
Defense and Justice: Ezekiel Unsain, Nicholas Tripicchio, Nazarene Colombo, Adonis Frias, Alexis Soto, Francisco Marco, Kevin Gutierrez, Manuel Duarte, Gabriel Alanis, Andres Rios and Gaston Togni. DT: Sebastian Beccacece.
River Plate: Franco Armani; Marcelo Herrera, E. Mammana, Paul Diaz, Milton Helmet; Nicholas De la Cruz, Enzo Perez, Rodrigo Aliendro; John Fernando Quintero; Pablo Solari and Lucas Beltran. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Referee: Pablo Echavarria
Estadio: Sarmiento of Resistance, Chaco
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