River Plate Dominates Talleres Cordoba in a Thrilling Match
River Plate defeated Talleres Cordoba 2-1 in a vibrant Round of 16 match of the CONMEBOL Libertadores played at the Estadio Mâs Monumental in Buenos Aires.
The match began with an aggressive River Plate who took the lead in the 34th minute thanks to a goal by Miguel Borja, assisted by Rodrigo Aliendro. The joy of the Núñez team was amplified in the 50th minute, when Santiago Simon scored after an assist from Matías Meza.
Talleres didn’t back down and looked to close the gap, but the River Plate defense proved solid. However, Javier Gandolfi’s team managed to discount in the 69th minute with a goal from Francisco Girotti, who entered in the second half, after an assist from Bruno Riveros.
The match remained exciting until the end, with both teams looking for the goal. However, the score did not change and River Plate qualified for the next round of the tournament.
The match was marked by the intensity of both teams, who fought for possession of the ball for much of the encounter. River Plate dominated in the first half, but Talleres managed to balance the scales in the second half.
Despite the defeat, Talleres Cordoba showed a good level of play and demonstrated that it can compete with the best teams on the continent.
Statistics:
* River Plate: 48% possession, 9 shots (5 on target, 1 off target), 5 corners, 17 fouls, 1 yellow cards, None red cards.
* Talleres Cordoba: 52% possession, 12 shots (3 on target, 5 off target), 6 corners, 14 fouls, 2 yellow cards, None red cards.
The referee of the match was Gustavo Tejera of Uruguay.
Substitutions river plate: at minute 46 R. Villagra came in and R. Aliendro went out., at minute 64 F. Colidio came in and F. Mastantuono went out., at minute 64 C. Echeverri came in and S. Simon went out., at minute 76 N. Fernandez came in and M. Kranevitter went out., at minute 90 A. Bareiro came in and Miguel Borja went out.
Substitutions talleres cordoba: at minute 53 F. Girotti came in and B. Barticciotto went out., at minute 53 M. Esquivel came in and F. Moyano went out., at minute 69 U. Ortegoza came in and M. Galarza went out., at minute 69 R. Botta came in and S. Palacios went out., at minute 76 M. Portillo came in and J. Portilla went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
River Plate
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Talleres Cordoba
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