Challenge Cup: River 3 - Boca 1

The first super summer was to River, who won with a clear 3 to 1 against lifelong rival.

There was a previous result in the unthinkable. If one expected, or that River were playing so well, nor that Boca were playing so badly. So that goal by Paraguayan Rodrigo Rojas (first with the band) at 3 'was a surprise party was expected to cute. The young attacking trio millionaire (Rojas - Villalva - Funes Mori) went crazy Basile's team, while the rest of the team scraped and closed all roads to the goal defended by Vega. However, little by little mouth went accommodating, and the hand of two historic won the tie: Riquelme free kick and precise angle of the endless head-Martin Palermo. At the end of the first stage, shared the ball, and what prevailed was the struggle and pressure in all sectors.

Early in the second half, River almost grab the lead again after a big play of Keko Villalva, but his shot crashed into the pole. River again dominate, and get to stretch the lead thanks to the good standing of intermittent Abelairas: a free throw him a double header Funes Mori (Abbondanzieri sluggish reaction, it must be said) and River Ponies 2 is a 1 to 10 'of the second stage. From then on, it was a monologue Astrada team, which deployed a game that makes (much) time we did not see fans of River. The third and final come after a combination Villalva speed and Rojas, who finished with Keko defining a stick before the start of the Duck, in this if it had nothing to do.

Do you remember I commented that Basile could get to go in the event of a catastrophic defeat? If not given, it was only by the incompetence of the front (especially Bou, who entered the final and did what he usually does: mistaken to him to bow). A Boca unknown, without defensive solidity, and without rebellion to reverse the result.

"This result has been a mirage? Or really the River fan can look forward to making a decent role in the next tournament? These questions begin to be revealed on Sunday, when playing a rematch.

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