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River Plate solidly beat Newells Old Boys at the Mâs Monumental
Capital Federal, Buenos Aires City (Argentina). River Plate secured a convincing victory over Newells Old Boys at the Estadio Mâs Monumental by a score of 2-0 in a match corresponding to the 12th round of the second phase of the Argentine Professional League.
The match was characterized by the absolute dominance of the home team, who controlled the ball for 67% of the time and generated the most dangerous chances, with 11 shots, 3 of them on target.
River Plate opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a goal from Julián Álvarez, who capitalized on a defensive error by the visitors to score with a low shot. In the 78th minute, Lucas Beltrán extended the lead with a header after a precise cross from Nicolás De La Cruz.
Newells Old Boys, on the other hand, struggled to generate offensive play, with only 6 shots, 2 of them on target. The visiting team was also penalized with 5 yellow cards for rough play, while River Plate received only 2 cautions.
With this victory, River Plate solidifies its position at the top of the table, while Newells Old Boys remains in the middle of the standings.
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Substitutions newells old boys: at minute 46 T. Perez came in and J. Mendez went out., at minute 65 F. Gonzalez came in and L. Besozzi went out., at minute 81 M. Silvetti came in and I. Ramirez went out., at minute 90 E. Fernandez came in and M. Miljevic went out., at minute 90 T. Jacob came in and A. Mendez went out.
Substitutions river plate: at minute 46 C. Echeverri came in and F. Mastantuono went out., at minute 64 M. Lanzini came in and S. Simon went out., at minute 83 R. Aliendro came in and M. Kranevitter went out., at minute 83 N. Fernandez came in and F. Colidio went out., at minute 90 R. Villagra came in and R. Aliendro went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
River Plate
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Newells Old Boys
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