Boca and River tied 2-2 in the Argentine Super Classic for the Diego Maradona Cup. The millionaires had come back with goals from Girotti and I erased, but the Colombian Vila arrived to set the table when it was about to end.
It was a duel worthy of a classic, with strong entries, blows that the referee did not watch and with controversy in the decisions. It should be mentioned that both teams kept several headlines because in the middle of the other week they play the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores.
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The locals started to gain time in the game with a goal scored by striker Wanchope Abila in the 9th minute. A mistake by the home side’s central defense after 28 minutes allowed Emanuel Más to score for fc.
Thus ended the first half, in the second it was different. River made changes, Gallardo commanded the headlines he had saved and showed the level he had shown. In a few minutes they were present on the scoreboard.
With just two minutes left, the young Federico Girotti appeared to tie the game after a cross from the right by Gonzalo Montiel. Gallardo celebrated it all, as Boca had given him a good shake at the start.
But in the 31st minute of the compliment, River went from less to more and turned the game around. Colombian Santos I deleted to put to win the millionaires who played with one more man for the expulsion of Campuzano. He put himself in the middle of the center to head a cross from Mathías Suárez and it was thought that the classic would be the band.
In these duels you cannot close your eyes. The winger Enzo Pérez lost his head in the closing of the game, left his team committed and this was taken advantage of by the Xeneizes because he appeared at 41 came the goal of the tie of Vila after a phenomenal pass of Carlitos Tévez.
The meeting was held behind closed doors due to the pandemic of the coronavirus and with it football is launched in this new year in Argentina, one of the countries hardest hit by the Covid-19.
ALIGNMENTS
River Plate: Franco Armani, Montiel, Rojas, Pinol, Díaz; Zuculini, Enzo Pérez, De la Cruz, Carrascal, I erased and Beltrán. DT Marcelo Gallardo
Boca Juniors: Esteban Andrada, Buffarini, Zambrano, Izquierdoz, Més, Campuzano, Capaldo, Cardona, Zárate, Villa and Wanchope Abila. DT Miguel Ángel Russo