With the 0-2 defeat, River Plate’s dry spell as a guest ended Boca Juniors at La Bombonera for the League Cup. The millionaires, who had not scored three goals away from home in the current competition, achieved an important victory against none other than their eternal rivals.
Jorge Almirón thought about Thursday’s game against Palmeiras in the second leg of the 2023 Copa Libertadores semi-final and fielded a substitute eleven to give his regular players a rest.
La Franja and the Xeneizes had a difficult first half where there were not many chances to score. The first dangerous move came in the 14th minute with a deflected shot from Salomón Rondón.
However, the Venezuelan attacker could have taken a strange revenge before the break. In the 41st minute, Enzo Pérez launched a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, the ball deflected off the Vinotinto team and then went into the goal.
In the second half, the Boca coach made some variations in the hope of getting the equalizer and in the first minutes they were close to getting it.
At 71′, Edinson Cavani He blew up all of La Bombonera by scoring a great goal from Chalaca. However, the Uruguayan’s score was declared invalid as he was in an advanced position.
As the minutes passed, River Plate controlled the game and delivered the final blow in stoppage time through Enzo Díaz, who left the ball in front of the goal and finished at the far post, giving the Millionaires an important victory.
River Plate extends its good performance against Boca Juniors in 2023 as it picked up its second win of the year against the Xeneizes. The first was on May 7th, 1-0.
Did you know…
Again. River Plate won another Superclásico in La Bombonera after five years. The Millionaires had not been victorious on the Xeneizes field since September 23 in the 2018-2019 Super League.