And the second almost falls at the Monumental. Gonzalo Montiel took a 'poisoned' cross, which due to the strong wind blowing at the Monumental in Buenos Aires took another direction, evaded Esteban Andrada, and almost reached 2-0 for River against Boca in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores.
When it seemed like the ball was going into the second post of the 'Xeneize' goal, the post appeared like another player from Boca for the ball to crash into it and rebound out.
Montiel surprised with a cross but the post saved Boca from conceding the 2-0. (Video: FOX Sports)
This was the first half
River Plate is winning 1-0 against Boca Juniors with a penalty goal from the Colombian Rafael Santos Borré at half-time of the first leg match of the Copa Libertadores semifinals being played at the Monumental in Buenos Aires.
The Brazilian referee Raphael Claus awarded the penalty after consulting VAR and Borré converted it into a goal in the 7th minute.
PRE-MATCH
River and Boca will face each other again since that two-legged final that ended up being played in Madrid, Spain, due to the violence generated after the incidents outside the Monumental, the venue of the first final in 2018.
In La Bombonera, this Saturday, Boca rescued a draw against Newell's, but managed to stay at the top of the Argentine Superliga with 18 points, two more than San Lorenzo, the runner-up, and four more than River Plate, who is seventh, and who comes from a 2-0 victory against Gimnasia in La Plata.
The starting forward Ramón 'Wanchope' Ábila, who was coming back from an injury, played 45 minutes and showed he is recovered and ready to return to the starting eleven.
Meanwhile, the 'Millo' recently recovered two key players who were injured, Uruguayan midfielder Nicolás De la Cruz and striker Lucas Pratto.
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