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Nicolás de la Cruz at full speed
The Uruguayan started from his own field and, after some passes, entered the penalty area to open the scoring in the River Plate vs. Barracas Central for the Professional League. However, there were doubts regarding the 1-0 at the Monumental stadium, but VAR confirmed the goal.
On the field of the 'Millonarios', Pablo Mouche made a mistake in the pass for a teammate. Then, Bruno Zuculini took control of the ball to advance. The 'Banda' midfielder played forward with Lucas Beltrán. Soon after, there was a connection to the side with De la Cruz, who crossed the dividing line.
The 'charrúa', along the way, left two rivals behind to reach the penalty area. Before losing the ball, as he felt the pressure from Barracas Central, he passed it to Beltrán. Then, the number 18 of River Plate controlled it and waited a few seconds until Nicolás passed behind a defender from the visiting team at the Monumental.
Beltrán gave the pass to De la Cruz, who positioned himself, shot towards the second post to beat goalkeeper Cristian Arce, who had stretched. In this way, the entire Monumental stadium exploded with joy for the 1-0. But the celebration stopped because the Uruguayan could have been offside when receiving the assist.
While De la Cruz, Marcelo Gallardo, the players and the fans of the 'Millonarios' waited impatiently, the referee of the match communicated with the VAR officials. After a few minutes of dialogue, it was confirmed that 'Nico' was in the correct position before defining to score the first of the night.