Copa Libertadores: River suffered a thrashing against Fluminense at the Maracanã

River suffered a slap at the Maracanã, where Fluminense won 5-1 for the third round of Group D of the Copa Libertadores.With a hat-trick from Argentine Germán Cano and a double from Jhon Arias, the Brazilian team imposed its power in a match that had many frictions before the passivity of referee Esteban Ostojich to show cards. Lucas Beltrán was responsible for marking the 1 to 1 partial with which the Millionaire went to the break after a first half in which those of Núñez had some approaches with shots of medium distance. Everything changed in the complement, when in the 53rd minute Cano put the home side back in advantage. Although River was still within striking distance of equalizing things again, Martin Demichelis sent Pablo Solari onto the pitch for Emanuel Mammana, standing with a line of three. Until averaging the second half, the scheme was broken after the expulsion of Leandro González Pirez, which forced the quick entry of Robert Rojas to try to accommodate the defense.The goals and highlights of Fluminense’s win against RiverEverything that followed after was a bewilderment for the Millionaire, who suffered the effectiveness of Cano and Arias, who sentenced the win in stoppage time. With this defeat, River finished last in Group D, with 3 points, as did The Strongest and Sporting Cristal. While Fluminense leads with 9 units. In the fourth round of the Copa Libertadores, on May 25, River will travel to Peru to visit Sporting Cristal, where they will look to add to settle in the group. First, next Sunday, he will face Boca in the Superclásico.

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