2024-04-16 12:10:44
In the definition of Zone A of the Professional League Cup, a hat-trick of Facundo Colidio In the second half he gave River a 3-1 victory over Instituto in Córdoba, a result that allowed the “millionaire” to qualify for the quarterfinals without depending on other results. The tie between Argentinos Juniors and Barracas Central (3-3) ended up classifying the team led by Martin Demicheliswhich during the first half had been momentarily eliminated due to its partial defeat and the provisional victories of Independiente and Vélez.
River was superior in the game in the first half, but was not good at finishing. The best moments of the team led by Martin Demichelis They arrived after Instituto took the lead with a penalty taken by Damian Puebla. The steering wheel of “glory” had received the lack of Rodrigo Villagra at the door of the area and did not fail to finish well around the corner, nullifying the effort of Franco Armani. Just in the previous action, Puebla had hit a free kick on the crossbar, which Miguel Brizuela He couldn’t take advantage of a header on the rebound.
River had several clear options to equalize. Among them, a very good overflow of Pablo Solari what Facundo Colidio He defined from above from a very favorable position, and a great individual action by Claudio Echeverri, who after a one-two with Solari, hooked inside and defined the goalkeeper’s side, although Alarcón managed to clear when the ball went towards the net.
In the second half, River continued looking for the goal until they found it, and in triplicate with the same signature. Colidio scored the tie with a header after a great center Enzo Diaz to the heart of the area, and shortly after he repeated the formula, scoring with a header after a corner. The former Tigre striker was not satisfied and scored the third, beating the goalkeeper in a one-on-one match.
With this result, the “millionaire” secured the classification without depending on other results. Until the end of the first half, they were left out, since in addition to losing, Vélez beat Independiente Rivadavia and Independiente against Talleres. However, the partial tie of the “T” returned Núñez’s team to the qualifying zone, later confirmed by Colidio’s goals. And at the end, the good news came from La Paternal: Barracas’ tying goal at the end of the match with Argentinos Juniors gave first place in Zone A to River, which now awaits a rival (it will be the fourth classified in the Zone B).
Formations
INSTITUTE: Manuel Roffo; Juan Franco, Fernando Alarcón, Miguel Brizuela, Jonathan Bay; Rodrigo Pérez Casada, Roberto Bochi, Gastón Lodico, Damián Puebla; Silvio Romero and Facundo Suárez. DT: Diego Dabove.
RIVER: Franco Armani; Marcelo Herrera, Leandro Gonzalez, Paulo Diaz, Enzo Diaz; Rodrigo Villagra; Ignatius Fernandez, Rodrigo Aliendro, Claudio Echeverri; Pablo Solari and Facundo Colidio. DT: Martin Demichelis
Goals: First half: 26′ Puebla, penalty (I). Second half: 12′, 17′ and 28′ Collidio (R).
Referee: Silvio Trucco.
Stadium: Institute.