River kills you at home. Even without playing his best game, he still beats you. This Sunday he suffered it Tigrewhich was defeated 3 to 1 by Udaondo and Figueroa Alcorta, where Núñez’s team has monumental statistics. During Martín Demichelis’ cycle he scored 93 out of 105 points, after 30 wins, 3 draws and just 2 losses. He reaped 88 percent of the units in play. And also has a magnificent center forward. A true black beast. Is Miguel Borja, which breaks all networks. And his goals are increasingly key to making Núñez’s team smile.
River seemed to have the game over at times. Tigre’s poor present, added to his great effectiveness in Núñez, perhaps relaxed him. Above, the Matador It got complicated on its own. A goal was almost scored, saved by Lomónaco at the beginning. And a few minutes later, the local team quickly found itself with the advantage due to a little gift from Sebastián Domínguez’s team, but then entered a nebula.
River was unfocused. And the Matador took advantage of it in the first half. He took the ball from her and handled it for several minutes. So much so that he created two clear situations for him. But in one Blas Armoa, who entered the area only through the middle, scored outside and in the other, Ferreyra crashed his shot into the post. The second play was after a great pile-up by Cardozo, which crossed the entire midfield.
River was not found in that area. This time, the double five that Demichelis repeated from the match with Táchira did not work. On top of that, Fosenca and Kranevitter (he left injured in the first half and Aliendo came in to fulfill a similar function) played positioned in parallel. And in the space they left, Gonzalo Maroni entertained himself with the ball. In front of them, Solari, Echeverri and Colidio were far away, especially the former Tigre. So, River was disjointed.
Even so, River had won the game before the quarter-hour mark with the goal converted from a penalty by Borja, after a handball from Ferreyra, which looked like a volleyball block. But the local team was confident. And before the teams went to the locker room, Paulo Díaz failed, Armani came out in a hurry, brought down Armoa and Maroni scored the tie, also from a penalty. The River footballers got angry with him because – probably due to his past in Boca – he went to a corner to shout at the River fans, who later, in the second half, would retaliate by screaming when the “10” of Tigre wanted to score an Olympic goal and failed in his attempt.
At the beginning of the second half, Demichelis sent Barco onto the field (for Colidio) to give the team more vertigo. And he got it. He quickly regained the lead with a half turn from Borja. And Solari plugged in. Tomás Fernández gave him a penalty when he was going face to face with Zenobio.
Borja changed it for a goal for his second hat trick since he arrived at River, with which he reached 45 goals with the red band, surpassed Antonio Alzamendi and equaled his compatriot Radamel Falcao García in the club’s foreign scorers table. And even he was able to put another one in. He had three more chances. But in one he missed the goal and the other two were taken by Zenobio.
Borja’s ability was overwhelming for Tigre’s defense. And after the third goal, the Matador turned off. It was no longer the first half and he returned in the blink of an eye to the terrible reality he is experiencing, which has him last in the annual table, he has not won since Domínguez has been the coach and lost 16 of the last 20 games who played
The game ended up having half an hour left. Unthinkable at first. But River’s hierarchy was lethal for this abandoned Tiger that wanders and is at risk of descending. It is enough to look at the standings to explain the reasons why Demichelis’ team resolved so easily a match that had seemed more complicated in the first 45 minutes. A burst at the beginning of the second half was enough to get rid of the Matador, who arrived at the Monumental like a tiger and left like a kitten.
River, on the other hand, roared again. And Demichelis, who knows?continues to divide waters between the fans (some whistled it, others applauded him before the game) took a deep breath with the two consecutive victories at the Monumental, where his team feels very comfortable. The numbers show it that way.