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River Plate will be Palmeiras’ rival in the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores de América. The Argentine team won the National team from Uruguay again, this time with a 6-2 win in the second leg of the quarterfinals.
After winning 2-0 in the first leg, River Plate’s life became easier after 17 minutes of play, when Rochet was sent off. He entered with his foot high in a dispute away from goal. The expulsion made things easier for River, who opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Carrascal started with the ball, cut Orejuela and shot from a distance, a precise shot, in the corner, without a chance for the goalkeeper.
At the end of the first part, Nicolás De La Cruz extended it to the visitors with a beautiful shot in the corner. Before the break, however, Nacional managed to decrease with Cougo. He received a ball into the middle of the penalty area and touched the goalkeeper’s exit. The referee consulted with the VAR, but the goal was validated.
River Plate needed only 5 minutes to score again. Bruno Zuculini took advantage of the ball left inside the area and made the third for the Argentines.
Nacional did not give up and Santiago Rodríguez scored a great goal in the 10th minute of the second leg. He dodged two defenders before falling to the Uruguayans.
But River Plate scored the fourth goal with Borré. He received a free kick inside the small area and only had the function of pushing the ball to the bottom of Nacional’s goal. Minutes later, Borré scored again in a similar play. He received in the small area and only played through the networks at 29 minutes of the second half. At 35 minutes, Borré made his third in the game, River Plate’s sixth in a historic win.
The classified in the confrontation faces Palmeiras, who dispatched Libertad. After a 1-1 draw in Paraguay, the Brazilians won 3-0 at Allianz Parque.
