River drew in the first leg and will define the final in the Monumental Marcelo Gallardo's team generated many situations and were superior in the course of the match. Being able to equalize twice at a disadvantage, is now going for the glory on the 24th at Nuñez. The goals: Lucas Pratto and Izquierdoz (og).

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“El Millonario” began much better planted on the field, and had the first two clearest opportunities of the game: first, with a free kick from Gonzalo Martinez that Agustin Rossi managed to save from an angle, and then with a header from Lucas Martinez Quarta that went very close to the local goalkeeper's right post.

River continued with the opportunities: Rossi blocked a clear header from Rafael Borre. At "El Millonario's” best moment, Boca took the lead with a goal by Ramón Ábila, after a rebound. But immediately after came Lucas Pratto's 1-1, with a precise right cross after an assist from El Pity.

River deserved to end the 45 minutes with the advantage. Also, El Pity Martinez almost scored the second goal with a frontal shot, which Rossi managed to find. However, in the extra minutes, Dario Benedetto shoot a header in the area and scored the 2-1 for Boca Juniors.
In the restart, Gallardo's team had the first chance with an approach by Milton Casco, to which Boca responded with a situation through Carlos Izquierdoz. However, it was the same defender who deflected a good free kick from Pity Martinez and placed the well-deserved equalizer on the scoreboard.

The following minutes were tied and challenged. Pratto was unable to connect a center by Casco and, in the end, Armani became huge again, in a one-on-one with Benedetto, who shot after a Carlos Tevez's pass. Now, the series will be defined on November the 24th, at the Monumental.

SYNTHESIS

BOCA JUNIORS: Agustín Rossi; Leonardo Jara, Carlos Izquierdoz, Lisandro Magallán, Lucas Olaza; Pablo Pérez (C), Wilmar Barrios, Nahitan Nández; Sebastián Villa, Ramón Ábila and Cristian Pavón. DT: Guillermo Barros Schelotto.
Substitutes: Carlos Lampe, Paolo Goltz, Fernando Gago, Julio Buffarini, Mauro Zárate, Carlos Tevez and Darío Benedetto.
Changes: Benedetto for Pavón, Tevez for Villa, Buffarini for Jara.

RIVER PLATE: Franco Armani; Gonzalo Montiel, Jonatan Maidana (C), Lucas Martínez Quarta, Javier Pinola, Milton Casco; Exequiel Palacios, Enzo Pérez, Gonzalo Martínez; Rafael Borré and Lucas Pratto. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Substitutes: Germán Lux, Camilo Mayada, Bruno Zuculini, Juan Quintero, Ignacio Fernández, Julián Álvarez and Rodrigo Mora.
Changes: Fernández for Martínez Quarta, Zuculini for Pérez, Quintero for Martínez.

Goals: Ábila, Benedetto (BJ); Pratto, Izquierdoz (og) (RP).

Admonished: Jara, Villa, Ábila, Tevez (BJ); Casco, Borré (RP).

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile).
Assistants: Christian Schiemann and Claudio Ríos (Chile).
Fourth referee: Diego Haro (Peru).
VAR: Julio Bascuñán (Chile).
AVAR 1: Piero Maza (Chile).
AVAR 2: Carlos Astroza (Chile).

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