Betis was beaten by River Plate (4-0) in Marcelo Gallardo’s last game as ‘millionaire’ coach, played in Mendoza in a packed Malvinas Argentinas stadium, where the Verdiblancos provided too much defensive facility, especially in both side, where both Martín Montoya and Miranda -and later Ruibal- continued to be overwhelmed. Borja Iglesias wasn’t very inspired up top either, missing some clear chances, which he hasn’t typically forgiven this season.
Borja Iglesias managed to put Betis ahead in the first game of the game but his header at the Argentine goalkeeper, after good play by Loren, was cleared by his ‘namesake’ Miguel Borja under the sticks after holding the Centurion goalkeeper of enough of his fingers and stopping the ball’s trajectory, which allowed his teammate to save 0-1 under the sticks about half a minute into the game.
However, it was River who gave first, after Ruibal (6′) enjoyed another good chance which was again saved by Centurión, when Zuculini caught a rare volley from the edge of the area after a flawed and soft clearance in the middle of Martín Montoya, who slipped like a puff in the goal of a troubled Dani Martín. After almost nine minutes, Martín Montoya, who had not had his afternoon, made it 2-0 with his own goal by trying to trouble Zuculini in front of the goal, after a free cross from the right wing, where River found an entire highway in the face of little opposition from Miranda.
River scored a goal in their first two arrivals and Betis had to follow suit from then on for the whole game, Edgar avoiding making it 3-0 after Solari’s (33′) good play down the right and another save by Miguel Borja another low stick goal after a shot by Sergio Canales (40′), not too hard but placed.
At the start of the second half, goalkeeper Centurión again avoided the Betic goal, saving with his foot in a one-on-one against Borja Iglesias (50′) and, as happened in the first, scored again River in his first two arrivals. , one where Miguel Borja left goalkeeper Dani Martín sitting (55′) -who could not make a merit save- and another where Lucas Beltrán took advantage of a miscalculation in Ruibal’s clearance to beat the meta bético.
The good minutes given by Juan Cruz, with some worthy actions and a goal that was not allowed for a millimeter offside, was the only highlight of the Betis debut on the land of Argentina, where Real Betis has not yet played until now. With the win, River Plate was crowned the champion of the International Triangular, since last Wednesday they defeated the Chilean Colo-Colo 4-3, the next rival of Beticos on Wednesday.
River Plate: Centurion; Herrera (Rojas, m.72), Pirez, Pinola (Maidana, m.72), Helmet; Boat, Enzo Pérez (Simón, m.58), Zuculini (Peña, m.72), Palavecino (Paredes, m.72); Pablo Solari (Suárez, n.63) and Miguel Borja (Beltrán, m.63).
Real Betis: Dani Martin; Montoya (Juan Cruz, n.56), Edgar, Félix (Víctor Ruiz, m.87), Miranda (Alex Moreno, n.56); Paul (Enrique, m.87), Channels; Aitor Ruibal, Fekir (Dani Pérezx, m.70), Loren (Luiz Henrique m.56); and Borja Iglesias (Willian José, m.70).
Goals: 1-0, m. 7: Zuculini. 2-0, m.16: Martín Montoya own goal. 3-0, m.55: Miguel Borja. 4-0, m.70: Lucas Beltrán.
Referee: Patricio Lustau (Argentina)
Scenario: About 40,000 spectators at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza.
Source: La Verdad
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