River Plate won Barcelona 3-2 In a great game, he strengthened at the top of group B of the Conmebol Libertadores 2025 and extended his Great presentwith an undefeated 14 games and just a defeat in the year.
The team of Marcelo Gallardo He took over the game from the beginning, handling the ball and looking for offensive connections, with a lot of mobility in attack and a Sebastián Driussi inspired. And the ’15’, which after his bad streak carried four consecutive goals, including one in the Superclassic, broke the zero.
The Núñez needed a deep arrival to open the scoreboard, because at 7 minutes Martínez Quarta found Driussi, who with his score on top took out a great cross shot and overcame the resistance of goalkeeper Contreras, the great figure of the first leg (0-0 draw).
Although River showed his Domain from the beginningwith the goal he finished accommodating in the monumental of Guayaquil, but the place, retracted and giving defensive but crouched concessions to go out with rapid transitions, matched the actions at 15 ‘, by the hand of the Uruguayan Octavio Riverowho received a souza center and with a great header against the stick beat Armani.
The millionaire had been close to 2-0 in a corner, with Martínez Quarta, and also by air was about to get ahead again, but the crossbar told him not to Facundo Colidio. And precisely the striker had revenge at 26 ‘, when a pass from Nacho Fernández who was looking for Driussi found him outside the area. Colidio defined in an identical way to Driussi in his goal and beat Contreras again, which at 37 ‘was injured in the shoulder, leaving his place to of Arruabarrena.
Despite not having had so many goal occasions, River’s triumph was just because of his ambition and his ease to find a free player in the opposite field, Rounding a great first half Despite the headaches that generated the increases of the Ecuadorian sides and the offensive reference of Rivero.
And just as the intense 45 initial minutes ended, the complement started. Miguel Borja, who entered Driussi, stung alone, won the ball and gave the goal to Franco Mastantuonowho had not looked but turned to his 17 years again. And in the replica, Janner Corozo ‘rejected’ in one of the wrong of the year, but Martinez Fourth He took it on and, againsthe put the 2-3 just a minute later, in 49 ‘.
At this point, with River winning but without giving up the attack, the game was a blow for coup, and Mastantuono was lost hand to hand with De Arruabarrena. However, with the passage of the minutes, the millionaire lost the clear control of the comparison and everything became a little more uphill: without suffering -Barcelona did not show ideas in attack and had hardly an effective shot to the arch throughout the night -, an open marker began to see himself, since none imposed himself.
Gallardo moved the bank again and sent Galoppo, Meza and Pezzella to the court, refreshing legs in the midfield and putting together a five line in the back got a little more balance: Less vertical, without so much offensive voracity, River began to reamize with the ball to take it out to the Ecuadorian team and dominate from that facet.
With those touch -ups, the doll managed to reverse the most turbulent moment of the game and return to control. And although the story seemed open for the result, he did not suffer. Just as he did not get to the bottom again, he was comfortable on the court and closed a solid night without shock, extending his sweet moment: He was friends with the goal (14 in his last five presentations), he won his last three games and extended to 14 matches his undefeated, with a single defeat in 2025 (The 1/3 vs. students).
With that triumph, the second away from home (7/9 in that condition), River strengthened at the tip of group B, with 8 points and two games in the monumental ahead: Next Thursday against Independiente del Valle and Tuesday 27 vs. University Precisely the teams of Ecuador (4) and Peru (3) close the date in the area, with BSC staggering in 4 units.
But before thinking about the next match of the Cup, the Millionaire will face a key match at the local level: You will receive Central Barracas this Monday (From 8:30 p.m.), for the round of 16 of the Opening Tournament.
