Although it was expected that River go out to play Temperley With the best he had in the last games, Martín Demichelis surprised with two variants in the starting eleven that, far from taking advantage of the opportunity, demonstrated several defensive problems.
After several games in which David Martinez and Andres Herrera They were on the substitute bench, Martin Demichelis gave them the chance to be starters against Temperley during the penalty shootout defeat.
With some defensive problems, but with more shortcomings when it comes to associating and playing, both Martinez as Herrera They once again demonstrated some problems that call into question their continuity. Another one with a night with very marked errors was Leandro González Pírez.
David Martínez did not meet expectations.
David Martínez’s match against Temperley
With the opportunity to open the scoring below the goal, David Martinez In just eight minutes of the game, he wasted a unique opportunity to get off to a great start. From there, His performance in the match was declining.
Without being able to win the two duels he had, David Martínez committed an unnecessary foul during the first half and he was imprecise in long passes since he missed four and hit nine. To make matters worse, he missed the penalty that left River out of the tournament.
Andrés Herrera: from defensive errors to offensive failures
Confirming that Agustín Sant’Anna will continue to be the starting side of RiverHerrera had a night to forget as He only won one head-to-head duel and lost the ball fifteen times during the 67 minutes he had on the court.
Added to all this, Herrera He only made 23 of the 30 passes he attempted and none of his four crosses were connected with danger in the penalty area. Temperley. New proof that the right-back is going through his worst moment at the club.
Herrera was not up to the task.
González Pírez’s unusual mistake in Temperley’s goal
After a game in which he was not good on the mark and almost committed an incredible penalty for losing sight of the ball, he managed to touch it just enough, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez had a distraction that cost River the goal as he followed the ball and left River alone Martinez.
Puzzled by the situation and the attack of Temperley, Pirez He got carried away by the play and went to look for the place where it seemed like the rebound could fall. With this he left the rival alone who ended up impacting it.
