“Tómala vos, dámela a mí; el que no salta murió en Madrid”, sang los 83 mil hinchas de River que coparón el Monumental. The message was for the trainer, for Carlos Tevez, rival and defeated in the final of the historical Libertadores of 2018. Pasó antes de un clásico que derivó en una goleada millionaria drawn with so much authority that pushed Apache to a una autocrítica a su style: ” “El análisis que yo hago después de un partido así es que te dan una piña y te ponen en tu lugar, en el lugar en el que tienes que estar. Hay que seguir creciendo. La responsabilidade es siempre mía”.
The 3-0 victory that River won only means its 20th consecutive victory as a local. It also reflects the difference in individual hierarchy that exists between one team and another. A los millionarios les sobran futbolistas sensuales, dinamicos. Y exhiben un recambio del medio hacia arriba que parece exagerado en un fútbol argentino pobre. Tras el prematuro adiós en la Libertadores, se insinúo como los grandes candidates to conquer the Copa de la Liga.
Independiente representa la contracara. Estaba saboreando una recuperación futbolera unexpected, que se disparó con la llegada de Tevez como técnico. Es más: with Carlitos el Rojo no había perdido. Accumulaba 4 victories and 3 ties in the Copa de la Liga. It’s real: they had been eliminated from the Copa Argentina by Estudiantes, but they fell in the 90 minutes, conceding only in penalties. In this way, El Rey de Copas had managed to escape the dreaded annual relegation table and had reached the top of the domestic competition zone A positions.
River supo empequeñecer a Independiente con el toqueteo y la mobilidade de sus volantes. No estuvo Nicolás De la Cruz, but alternatives abound in the bench of Demichelis. Entonces, fluyeron Nacho Fernández, Esequiel Barco and Manuel Lanzini, supported by Enzo Pérez and Rodrigo Aliendro. The 4-5-1 millionaire devoured Rojo in the middle. Ahí empieza a explicarse la goleada.
El fútbol de River transformed it into a goal by Miguel Borja, first being in the right place where the rebound after Paulo Díaz’s missile fell into a stick and then touching the net with class the very good projection and assistance of Santiago Simón. Pablo Solari did the third, with a sweet definition that included a brake with amague. A Independiente le faltó profundidad.
El clásico le bajó la persiana a un miércoles que antes había tenido other parties: Arsenal 1 – Colón 0, Atlético Tucumán 1 – Talleres 0 and Belgrano 1 – Central Córdoba 1. La fecha 10 se cerrará today with San Lorenzo – Platense, Newell’s – Godoy Cruz y Lanús – Tiger.
Ahora River is the new leader of Zone A with 20 points. Independiente is second with 18. Tercero, Huracán with 16. Then, with 15, appear Instituto and Banfield. Meanwhile, in Zona B the scorer is Belgrano with 18, Racing has 16 and Godoy Cruz and Central Córdoba are third with 15. The top four of each group will be classified in the playoffs.
Source: La Verdad
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