River Plate were eliminated from the Copa Libertadores by Internacional de Porto Alegre in the round of 16 second leg in Brazil. At the end of the 90 minutes, Colorado was 2-1, so they went to penalties to determine the winner. Before the game ended, the official AFA account made a horrible blunder, giving the millionaires the early winner.
Through its social networks, the highest organization of Argentine football reported that Martín Demichelis’ team had beaten Inter and was in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.
“#ConmebolLibertadores In Brazil, River Plate defeated Internacional on penalties to advance to the next round,” they wrote on Twitter.
AFA release that gave River Plate an early win over Inter. Photo: Capture/Twitter
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This event did not go unnoticed on the networks, and various users began reacting to the publication of the AFA, which was seen as a cause for ridicule and laughter.
It should be noted that minutes later this post was deleted from the AFA’s Twitter account.
Network users poked fun at the AFA release, which declared River Plate the winner. Photo: Capture/Twitter
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