Appealing to recent epics, River Plate could not reach its third consecutive final. The Brazilians will try to win the second in their history.
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The River Plate by Marcelo Gallardo was presented tonight on the court of Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo, with the commission of a epic comeback that would further enhance his mythical figure as the coach and the most winning club of the Copa Libertadores in the last decade , but the miracle did not come, and a Palmeiras who suffered the unspeakable rests today as the first runner-up of the highest South American club competition.
The engagement began with a Palmeiras confident and optimistic after the advantage by 0-3 obtained in Buenos Aires in the match of first leg of the semifinal, however, and as expected, River Plate was becoming the ball control based on a good high pressure, which caused the Brazilian team r will go back meters and start on absolute siege of the ‘Millionaires’ at the arc of Weverton .
🔴⚪ The 1st goal of the night in Brazil: Robert Rojas, with a header, scored the 1-0 of @RiverPlate before @Palmeiras. pic.twitter.com/gdmizkNu4d
– CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) January 01, 2021
The efforts of those led by the ‘Doll’ Gallardo gave their first fruits to minute 28 of the first part where a ‘slate’ move, in corner kick , a free kick from the central defender Robert Rojas went to the bottom of the Palmeiras goal, completely giving life to River’s dreams and illusions.
Continued the domain of the table from ‘La banda’, River did a lot of damage with passes between the lines ,
and towards the end of the first half, after a throw-in, De la Cruz puts a precise cross into the small area of Palmeiras that manages to connect Suarez, but the Colombian striker Santos Borré . At the end of the first part River Plate was one of the feat .
🔥 ⚽The 2nd goal of @RiverPlate in Brazil: @RafaelBorre_ made it 2-0 against @Palmeiras. pic.twitter.com/Gwx5djxZ2A
– CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) January 01, 2021
For the second part , the dynamics were the same, an irrepressible River forward and a Palmeiras that tried to endure. At the minute 51 , it seemed that Gallardo was doing it again, and his followers achieved a new epic for the history, since with a left-handed center of Angileri , finished off with volley for Montiel , the score was tied.
However, as in any good semi-final of the cup , the controversy could not be absent and the goal was annulled by a tight out of place of Borré . The remaining minutes, and with the clock increasingly suffocating, River kept trying but a Palmeiras each time more settled and secure of himself, withstood every blow.
Com # AlmaECoração, we are at the end of @Libertadores pela 5th time! LET’S GO TOGETHER! 🟢⚪ ➤ https://t.co/ig63 kr4sju # AvantiPalestra #PALxRIV pic.twitter.com/8qB7Vz6AyS
– SE Palmeiras (from 😷) (@Palmeiras) January 13, 2021
To 73 was expelled the central defender and author of River’s first goal, Robert Rojas and to 76 a was scored which was later canceled for a new intervention of the VAR . after these two situations the fate of the Argentines was cast and not there were more opportunities. Palmeiras is the first finalist and remains at the He hopes to meet his rival in tomorrow’s semifinal between Santos and Boca Juniors.
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