A last-gasp defeat

In the sixth round of the tournament, River visited Patronato and, even though it had begun winning and it did its best to get something more, the home team recovered in the second half of the match and put an end to its unbeaten record.

El Millonario, having played a good first half, pressed since de beginning and, after five minutes, had its first clear chance: after a one-two play with Alario, Driussi was face to face with Bértoli and shot, but the goalkeeper managed to deflect the ball just in time.

The tournament top scorer would get his own back soon because, a minute later, he went dribbling into the area and, after snubbing two opponents, beat the goalkeeper with a precise touch with the internal side of his right foot. Spectacular goal and 1-0.

D’Alessandro got together with Nacho Fernández, Andrade’s left became undecipherable for the defense and River seemed to be the owner of the game, but it lacked more precision in the last touch so as to make a bigger difference before halftime.

In the overtime, the home team was able to better neutralize River’s offensive attempts and, although till then it hadn’t disturbed Batalla too much, after 10 minutes Vargas scored a goal.

After the tie, Gallardo’s team didn’t give up and, although it wasn’t as profound as in the first half, took the game to the opponent’s field and had some chances. In the clearest situations, Driussi failed to connect by little a center into area from Nacho Fernández and a shot from Casco slipped just wide.

At the end, and when it seemed that the teams would distribute points, Patronato took advantage of a disputed play and got the final 2-1 with a header from Márquez. At the last moment, Mora had a chance to even the match, but the goalkeeper gave a good answer and there was no time for more.

In this way, and even though it deserved better luck, el Millonario returned from Paraná empty-handed and it is already thinking of its recovery: next Saturday, it will receive Atlético de Rafaela in the Monumental.

Patronato: Sebastián Bértoli (Captain); Lautaro Geminiani, Walter Andrade, Renzo Vera, Lucas Márquez; Marcelo Guzmán, Gonzalo Espinoza, Damián Lemos, Arnaldo González; Gabriel Vargas, Fernando Telechea. Substitutes: Federico Costa, Iván Furios, Marcos Minetti, Matías Garrido, Nicolás Bertocchi, Matías Quiroga, Lautaro Comas. Coach: Rubén Forestello.

River Plate: Augusto Batalla; Jorge Moreira, Jonatan Maidana, Arturo Mina, Milton Casco; Leonardo Ponzio (Captain), Ignacio Fernández; Andrés D’Alessandro, Tomás Andrade; Sebastián Driussi, Lucas Alario. Substitutes: Enrique Bologna, Iván Rossi, Camilo Mayada, Joaquín Arzura, Denis Rodríguez, Rodrigo Mora, Iván Alonso. Coach: Marcelo Gallardo.

Substitutions: Comas for Guzmán, Garrido for González, Bertocchifor Vargas (P); Mora forAlario, Rodríguez for Andrade, Alonso for Driussi (RP).

Booked: Guzmán, Telechea, Geminiani, Bértoli (P), Batalla, Andrade, Mina, D’Alessandro, Casco, Ponzio (RP).

Sent off: Rodríguez (RP).

Goals: 6’ [First Half] Driussi (RP), 10’ [Second Half] Vargas (P), 45’ [Second Half] Márquez.

Authorities
Referee: Mauro Vigliano; Assistant referees: Yamil Bonfá and Maximiliano Del Yesso; Fourth Official: Hernán Mastrángelo.

Tags
First Team

Related news

01/09/2025 River wins convincingly and stays on top

29/08/2025 With a brilliant Armani, River advances on penalties

26/08/2025 River let it slip at the end

21/08/2025 River beats Libertad to advance to quarterfinals