River Plate managed to overturn a 0-1 deficit to beat ‘in extremis’ 2-1 Students of La Plataachieve the Super Cup of Argentine football, and add the third title after the era of Marcelo Gallardo. Pincharrata, champions of the last Argentine Cup, took the lead with Javier Correa’s early goal in the 3rd minute, but then River, current champions of the 2023 Champions Trophy, hit back with goals from Zaid Romero, an own goal, in the 10th. 80 minutes and Rodrigo Aliendro in the 92nd.
The match, played in front of a packed Mario Kempes stadium in Córdoba, had as its central attraction the confrontation between coach Martin Demichelis and Enzo Pérez, the historic Millionaire emblem, who at the end of last year moved to Estudiantes. With this coronation, River added this Argentine Super Cup for the third time (the previous ones in 2017 and 2019) to become the leading winner of this title established in 2012 and which now has Boca in second place with two of these trophies won.
For Estudiantes de La Plata, it wasted the first chance to win this Argentine Super Cup in their first final played. The conquest of Córdoba marks the third star achieved by River since the departure of Marcelo Gallardo at the end of 2022. Under the leadership of Martín Demichelis, the Millionaires have now won the Professional League Tournament and the 2023 Champions Trophy, along with the Super Cup that got this wednesday.
Source: La Verdad
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