translated from Spanish: River beats Junior 1-0 at the Monumental

As in all the editions that had him as the protagonist, River began his journey in the Copa Libertadores with the responsibility of being a candidate and in the first steps always left to correct. This time it was no exception and 1 to 1 against Fluminense raised some alrtas in the ineeffectiveness that he wants to disable. In the Monumental, where he is again local for Libertadores after more than a year of waiting between the coronavirus suspension and the reforms, those of Marcelo Gallardo receive Junior de Barranquilla, who cannot count in his ranks Teófilo Gutiérrez, who was left in Colombia injured.
In the “Millionaire”, the casualties also say present with Jonatan Maidana (positive covid) and Matías Suárez (close contact) so Gallardo gets back on the team with the return of the line of five defenders and modifications to the debut. In this way, Gallardo puts on the court Franco Armani, Gonzalo Montiel, Paulo Diaz, Robert Rojas, Héctor David Martínez, Fabrizio Angileri, Agustín Palavecino, Enzo Pérez, Nicolás De La Cruz, Julián Alvarez and Rafael Santos Borré.On the other side, Junior appears in the Monumental of Núñez with Sebastián Viera; Marlon Piedrahita, Dany Rosero, Willer Ditta and Gabriel Fuentes; Didier Moreno, Larry Vasquez, John Pajoy and Luis González; Fredy Hinestroza and Miguel Borja. 

River vs. River Junior at the Monumental. Photo: Twitter @RiverPlate

River Plate’s dominance was felt from the advance and errors in the definitions were again said present in the Monumental. Sebastián Viera had a job and took some punchlines to the corner of Paradela and Alvarez, but the fall of the fence was to come, as expected. After a rebound in a corner, the aforementioned Julian again had the opportunity to lift the center and with some fortune the ball remained to Hector David Martínez, who shot the Uruguayan goalkeeper volley for 1 to 0.

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