River couldn’t stop Villa and bid farewell to the title fight

river apparently not river. River doesn’t seem like a team Marcelo Gallardo. A few weeks ago, he said goodbye to the semifinals in the Libertadores that were served to him on a plate and he was obsessed with him. Now he wasted a big chance to join the fight for the league title. And on top of that, his nightmare is a former Boca, the Colombian Sebastian Villa…

Velezthe leader, is already tied. River visit Independiente Rivadavia, one of the worst teams in the championship, knowing that if they win, they are 5 units behind the leader with 12 to play. This is an unparalleled opportunity to get up close and menacing with his giant badge. However, the millionaires rounded out a poor game, especially in the second half, and ended up losing it when it was dying, in the 99th minute.

Villa was unstoppable riverr. He imposed his speed at all times. He screamed his opening goal, connecting from the left to the center and settling for a corner. Near the end of the first half, he tied it Facundo Colidio.

So he thought of that river He will appeal to his hierarchy to win it in the second half, but in the search he left unusual spaces and did not lose more goals thanks to many good saves by Franco Armani. Until extra time, Villa were again overwhelmed Federico Gattoni and he put the center back ideal for Ezequiel Ham to cross it, next to a post.

The game ended immediately and chaos ensued. Apparently, Villa’s celebration was close to River’s substitute bench. Millionaires reacted, especially Pity Martínez and Leandro González Pirez. There were pushes and slaps on the field and also in the locker room anteroom. In the end, a very hot ending.

Then, the press conference of Marcelo Gallardobalanced to highlight that “nothing justifies the reaction” to the chaos at the end and to be self-critical of his team’s production: “Nothing came out and we couldn’t play as we wanted. When these things happen, you have to be realistic and you have to deal with it. There are 4 games left to play. These matches set the issues for the future. We need to score points to play in the next Libertadores.” Manika continued: “We had a good first half and a bad second half. They made us surrender. We couldn’t get into the game in the second half. I tried the changes, but the match was split. “We played poorly in the second half.”

Now, with four dates left until the league closes, Vélez leads with 44, Huracán close behind with 42 and career It is third with 40. Fourth, Talleres with 39. Then, with 36, along with Unión and Atlético Tucumán, this River that does not look like River nor does it look like a Marcelo Gallardo team.

Millionaires did not reach the final of Liberators. They are now out of the race for the league title. And they only aim to keep adding to stay in the qualification positions for the Libertadores 2025. Failure to achieve that goal will be tantamount to total failure.