River Plate loses to Independiente in the Argentine Superliga
River Plate lost to Independiente 1-0 in the Argentine Superliga. The 'Millonario' team couldn't recover and played a significant part of the match with ten men due to the expulsion of goalkeeper Germán Lux.
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The match between River Plate and Independiente was marked by the expulsion of 'Millonario' goalkeeper Germán Lux. The goalkeeper was shown the red card for handling the ball outside his area in the 18th minute of the first half.
Para verlo una y mil veces. Salida de Campaña, corrida pletórica de Sánchez Miño y definición de Domingo. Un golazo.
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After this, River Plate held on during the first half and finished the first half 0-0. But Independiente, relentless in attack, found their reward with a goal at the end of the game.
A quick counterattack in the 36th minute led to the winning goal for Independiente. Goalkeeper Campaña played quickly with Sánchez Miño. The player took the ball into the opponent's area and then passed it back. At that moment, Domingo appeared and scored.
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Marcelo Gallardo, coach of River Plate, hopes that Enzo Pérez, who started in both games with Argentina, will rejoin training on Thursday.
Despite the hard blow of the defeat in the superclásico, River Plate recovered and reached the final of the Copa Argentina last Sunday by defeating Deportivo Morón, from the second division, 3-0.
Their opponent, Independiente, has their sights set on the semifinals of the Copa Sudamericana, where they will face Libertad on November 21 and 28.
In the local tournament, 'Rojo' is in eleventh place with twelve points.