At the Más Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Colo Colo fell 1-0 against River Plate in the quarterfinals of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.
A complex start for Jorge Almirón’s squad, since at 16′ a great stopped ball play by the millionaire team ended with both Facundo Colidio. Even so, the Cacique tried to even the score, unfortunately the attacks of the white offensive block were counteracted by a strong last trans-Andean line.
With the adverse score, the Colocolinos continued looking for parity, however, the Argentine team generated clearer chances that almost surprised Brayan Cortés. El Cacique had an important arrival in the finale, a combination of Bolados and Zavala that culminated with a brilliant save by Armani to keep the millionaire triumph intact in Buenos Aires.
Thus, Colo Colo says goodbye to its continental dream with an outstanding participation this season, since after starting its path in phase 2 it managed to be among the 8 best teams in the CONMEBOL Libertadores.
TECHNICAL SHEET
Time: 21.30
Stadium: Most Monumental
Referee: Andrés Matonte (URU)
River Plate (1): Franco Armani; Fabricio Bustos, Germán Pezzella, Leandro González Pirez, Marcos Acuña, Ignacio Fernández, Matías Kranevitter (68′ Nicolás Fonseca), Maximiliano Meza (61′ Manuel Lanzini), Santiago Simón (79′ Franco Mastantuono), Facundo Colidio, Miguel Ángel Borja ( 68′ Adam Bareiro). DT. Marcelo Gallardo.
Colo Colo (0): Brayan Cortés; Mauricio Isla (74′ Cristián Zavala), Alan Saldivia, Emiliano Amor, Erick Wiemberg, Leonardo Gil (74′ Gonzalo Castellani), Esteban Pavez (80′ Marcos Bolados), Arturo Vidal, Lucas Cepeda, Carlos Palacios, Javier Correa (65′ Guillermo Paiva). DT. Jorge Almirón.
Goles: 1-0, 16′ Facundo Colidio.
Global: 2-1 a favor de River Plate.
Photographs: Conmebol / Note: ChampionshipChileno.cl
