River tied the game with Estudiantes at the Ducó Marcelo Gallardo’s team couldn’t hold the advantage gained in the first time and drew 1-1 with the team from La Plata at Huracán’s stadium.

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During a very hot afternoon at Huracán’s stadium, where River played as the local team against Estudiantes, El Millonario had the chance to beat the leader and get even closer to the highest of the local championship.

River started much better than it’s rival and created good approaches in which Sebastián Driussi and Andrés D’Alessandro connected very well. Lucas Alario almost opened the score, but the visitors responded with a header by Augusto Solari that hit the crossbar.

D’Alessandro was close with a left kick that passed near the right post of goalkeeper Daniel Sappa. Near the end of the first half, a play by Leandro Desábato to Camilo Mayada resulted in a penalty, and Alario traded it for a goal: a powerful kick on the opponent’s right post.

On the second half, El Millonario was close twice to raising the lead: a shot by Gonzalo Martínez that Sappa pushed out and a kick by Arturo Mina that hit on a post after the goalkeeper had stopped it.

However, after a defensive omission, Estudiantes came to draw with a header by Carlos Auzqui. Beyond that hit, River could have won near the end, but the left kick of Jorge Moreira hit the crossbar.

With this draw, River couldn’t reduce the advantage of Estudiantes. On the next game, Gallardo’s team will visit Newell’s Old Boys in Rosario.

SUMMARY

RIVER PLATE: Augusto Batalla; Camilo Mayada, Arturo Mina, Leonardo Ponzio (C), Jorge Moreira; Joaquín Arzura, Ignacio Fernández; Andrés D'Alessandro, Gonzalo Martínez; Sebastián Driussi y Lucas Alario. Coach: Marcelo Gallardo.
Substitutes: Enrique Bologna, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Nicolás Domingo, Tomás Andrade, Rodrigo Mora, Iván Alonso y Marcelo Larrondo.
Substitutions: Mora for Fernández, Larrondo for Alario, Andrade for D’Alessandro.

ESTUDIANTES: Daniel Sappa; Facundo Sánchez, Leandro Desábato (C), Jonathan Schunke, Matías Aguirregaray; Augusto Solari, Israel Damonte, Santiago Ascacibar, Lucas Rodríguez; Carlos Auzqui y Lucas Viatri. Coach: Nelson Vivas.
Substitutes: Nahuel Losada, Leandro González Pirez, Lucas Diarte, Rodrigo Braña, Juan Cavallaro, Jeisson Vargas y Javier Toledo.
Substitutions: Cavallaro for Solari, Vargas for Aguirregaray, Braña for Damonte.

Goals: Alario (RP); Auzqui (E).

Booked: Ponzio, Mina (RP); Auzqui, Desábato (E).

Stadium: Tomás A. Ducó (Huracán)

Referee: Diego Abal.
Assistant Referees: Sergio Viola and Diego Verlotta.
Fourth Official: Pablo Dóvalo.

 

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