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Palmeiras Mounts Comeback and Eliminates River Plate in Thrilling and Controversial Match
São Paulo, Brazil – In an electrifying match played at the Allianz Parque, Palmeiras secured a dramatic victory over River Plate, ensuring their passage to the next round of the CONMEBOL Libertadores. The match, marked by high tension and numerous cards, ended with a final score favoring the home team.
River Plate started strongly, opening the scoring early thanks to a goal by M. Salas in the 8th minute, after a precise assist from J. Quintero. However, Palmeiras grew into the game, dominating ball possession with 59% compared to River’s 41%.
The second half was a whirlwind of emotions. Vitor Roque equalized for Palmeiras in the 51st minute. The match became increasingly physical, with a flurry of yellow cards for both teams. The situation worsened for River Plate in the final minutes with the expulsion of M. Acuna.
In stoppage time, Palmeiras sealed the match. J. Lopez converted a penalty and, minutes later, extended the lead with a goal after an assist from Raphael Veiga, sealing the victory and River Plate’s elimination. Palmeiras demonstrated their offensive power with 13 shots, 9 of which were on target, while River Plate, despite the initial goal, only managed to convert 2 shots on target out of the 10 attempted. The Uruguayan referee Andres Matonte had a busy night, showing a total of 7 yellow cards and one red card to River Plate, and 2 yellow cards to Palmeiras.
Substitutions river plate: at minute 27 J. Portillo came in and E. Perez went out., at minute 60 J. Quintero came in and F. Colidio went out., at minute 60 N. Fernandez came in and S. Lencina went out., at minute 70 Giuliano Galoppo came in and Miguel Borja went out.
Substitutions palmeiras: at minute 60 G. Gomez came in and Bruno Fuchs went out., at minute 78 A. Pereira came in and F. Torres went out., at minute 78 A. Moreno came in and E. Martinez went out., at minute 90 Felipe Anderson came in and Allan went out., at minute 90 Vitor Roque came in and Raphael Veiga went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Palmeiras
River Plate
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