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Palmeiras Stuns River Plate at the Monumental with 2-1 Victory
In a hard-fought match at the Estadio Mâs Monumental in Buenos Aires, Palmeiras defeated River Plate with a score of 2-1 in the first leg of the CONMEBOL Libertadores quarter-finals. The Brazilian team demonstrated great effectiveness in attack, capitalizing on the opportunities that came their way, while River Plate, despite dominating possession with 66%, failed to translate their superiority into goals.
The match began with an early goal from Gustavo Gomez for Palmeiras in the 6th minute, assisted by A. Pereira. Palmeiras extended their lead in the 41st minute with a goal from Vitor Roque, assisted by J. Lopez, making it 2-0. River Plate pulled one back in the 89th minute thanks to a goal from L. Martinez Quarta, assisted by J. Portillo, but it was too late to overturn the result.
The match was intense and contested, reflected in the number of yellow cards shown. River Plate accumulated four yellow cards, while Palmeiras received five. Despite dominating possession and creating more goal-scoring opportunities, with 17 total shots (3 on target and 7 off target) and 7 corners, River Plate failed to overcome Palmeiras’ solid defense and clinical attack. Palmeiras, with less possession (34%) and fewer shots (8 in total, 4 on target and 2 off target), were much more effective in front of goal. The match was refereed by Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela.
Substitutions river plate: at minute 46 E. Perez came in and J. Quintero went out., at minute 46 P. Diaz came in and L. Martinez Quarta went out., at minute 57 S. Driussi came in and F. Colidio went out., at minute 77 M. Salas came in and Miguel Borja went out., at minute 77 N. Fernandez came in and S. Lencina went out.
Substitutions palmeiras: at minute 69 A. Moreno came in and E. Martinez went out., at minute 74 A. Pereira came in and Raphael Veiga went out., at minute 74 Vitor Roque came in and F. Torres went out., at minute 85 Felipe Anderson came in and Bruno Fuchs went out., at minute 85 Lucas Evangelista came in and Allan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
River Plate
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