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ESRiver wins and moves to semifinals With a packed Mâs Monumental stadium, Marcelo Gallardo’s team beat Colo-Colo 1-0 with a beautiful finish by Facundo Colidio and has made it to the final four of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.
Amid the electric energy that fills the Mâs Monumental stadium for every match, Colo-Colo dominated the early minutes, creating isolated chances with long-range efforts and set pieces, but without posing any real danger to Franco Armani’s goal. Soon after, River took control and began threatening with link-up plays between Facundo Colidio and Miguel Borja.
Around the 16th minute, on the second play after a free kick, Santiago Simón delivered a great pass to Colidio, who made a run into the box and scored with a first-time shot to make it 1-0. From then on, Gallardo’s team barely let the opponent cross midfield and kept creating chances with midfielders Maxi Meza and Nacho Fernández, who constantly joined the attack.
The second half kicked off with plenty of physicality and challenges, yet River clearly dominated, holding strong in midfield and capitalizing on Colo-Colo’s disarray. The first threat came from Nacho, who took a shot from the edge of the box that went over the bar. Meanwhile, the visitors had an isolated chance with a shot from Esteban Pavez.
In the final stretch of the match, the Millonario displayed grit and composure to clinch the win and move on to the semifinals of the Cup: the team will now await either Fluminense (who won 1-0 in the first leg) or Atlético Mineiro. As for the next match, it will be on Sunday, also at home, against Córdoba’s Talleres for Matchday 16 of the Liga Profesional
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