River Plate returned to winning ways by winning 2-1 as visitors to Students of La Plata on the twenty-fifth day of the Argentine league. River, who just lost to Independiente Rivadavia, are in fifth place in the table with 39 points, six behind leaders Vélez Sarsfield and four below runner-up Huracán.
In the match played in the city of La Plata, Marcelo Gallardo’s team took an early advantage with goals from Facundo Colidio and Maximiliano Meza in the fourth and ninth minutes, respectively. Estudiantes scored in the 60th minute through experienced scorer Guido Carrillo. Six minutes later, goalkeeper Franco Armani saved a penalty from Carrillo that prevented the home team from leveling.
San Lorenzo lost again
In Friday’s other game, San Lorenzo de Almagro added a second consecutive home defeat with a 2-0 defeat against Belgrano at the Pedro Bidegain stadium. “Teams that are strong at home make the difference, you have to know how to handle the pressure of the people. The home field is something very important to have a good campaign,” said the technical director of San Lorenzo, Miguel Russo.
San Lorenzo is in twenty-first place in the table with 28 points, the product of seven wins, seven draws and ten losses. The goals that gave Belgrano the victory were scored by Nicolás Fernández and Franco Jara at 29 and 82 minutes, respectively.
Source: La Verdad
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