Aliendro received through the center and, although pressured from behind, managed to finish off. The ball came out next to a stick. There was no time for more. The first 45 minutes close with River’s partial success 1-0 over Unión.
At the end, River had a free kick and did not finish off directly on goal. He opted for a set play and ended with a shot from Nacho Fernández, which went near Moyano’s right post.
In a quick action on the left, Beltrán put Paradela in goal position with a cross pass, but River’s number 26 failed: he came to dot it and it went wide. It was a very clear opportunity to increase the difference.
Enzo Pérez recovered the ball by pressing Unión at the start, played with Paradela and the River player finished off from the crescent of the area, just over the crossbar.
In a ball that he went to play, De la Cruz bent his right knee, the same one that forced him to rest for a couple of weeks due to synovitis, and he left the field in pain. After testing with the doctor, the midfielder returned.
Delfina Lombardi, from River’s lower divisions, quickly gave De la Cruz the ball to get the side out and after Nacho Fernández’s goal, she received applause.
Now yes. Nacho Fernández defined, anticipating his marker in the area to splice it with air and make it 1-0 after a cross from Paradela. It was after a lateral kick that River made quickly, combining the mischief of a ball girl, Delfina Lombardi, and De la Cruz, who quickly set the ball in motion.
In the second arrival at the rival area, River was very close to opening the scoring. Nacho Fernández was enabled only on the right in a quick combination, he resolved a cross after Aliendro’s pass and the ball went out next to a post.
The Union moved, after the minute of silence for the recognition of the veterans and fallen in Malvinas, and the match between River – Union is already in dispute.
The two teams went through the tunnel and are already in the field of the Monumental, ready for the photos, the greetings, the draw and the order of judge Echenique for the start of the game.
“We are in a very negative streak and it is a nice opportunity to break it”, said Junior Marabel, after the warm-up exercises. In the background, River fans could be heard singing the National Anthem, while Malvinas veterans were on the playing field.
Recovered from synovitis in his right knee, the great novelty in River is the return to ownership of De la Cruz, who could not play against Sarmiento, in Junín. The millionaire team recovers a key piece in the offense.
Gustavo Munúa arranged for the Union to take the field with the following players: Sebastián Moyano; Federico Vera, Franco Calderón, Claudio Corvalán, Lucas Esquivel; Imanol Machuca, Luciano Aued, Yeison Gordillo, Ezequiel Cañete, Kevin Zenón; and Junior Marabel.
DT Martin Demichelis arranged for River to come out with the following starters: Franco Armani; Milton Helmet, Leandro Gonzalez, Paulo Diaz, Enzo Diaz; Rodrigo Aliendro, Enzo Perez: Ignacio Fernandez, Nicholas De la Cruz, Jose Paradela; and Lucas Beltran.
In the first division, River and Unión have faced each other 69 times, with a wide dominance of the millionaires in history. There are 30 wins against 15 for Tatengue, while 24 games ended in a draw.
After a pause due to the double FIFA date that had two matches for the Argentine team, the Argentine tournament resumes. River arrives toned with four victories in a row, the last against Sarmiento 2-0, in a harvest that began after the defeat against Arsenal (2-1) at the Monumental. Meanwhile, Unión comes from losing to Racing Club 3-1 at home and needs a win to break away from the bottom of the table.
After eight games played by each one, River is ahead in the tournament, with 18 points, and Unión appears among the last, with just seven points.
Núñez’s team, the only leader in the Professional League, will receive Unión, from Santa Fe, starting at 9:30 p.m., continuing on date 9. The match will take place at the Monumental stadium, with Fernando Echenique refereeing and TNT broadcast Sports.
