River beat Nacional and has an ideal start

The second date of the group stage of the Libertadores Cup It closed at the Monumental stadium with the victory of Riverwho beat Nacional de Montevideo 2-0 thanks to the goals of the Diablito Echeverri y Facundo Colidio and it is one of the three teams, along with Atlético Mineiro and Boívar, with an ideal score.

In addition, the Millonario is the only one who maintains an undefeated record in the continental competition – in his first match he had beaten Deportivo Táchira in Venezuela by the same result – and was one step away from qualifying for the 2025 Club World Cup.

Excursions outside the country for teams that compete internationally are usually decisive. That ‘ideal’ of finding the so-called ‘English average’ (achieving the three wins at home and rescuing draws away from home) they say is the formula to get closer to qualifying for the round of 16. This Wednesday, Saint Lawrence y Central Rosary They stumbled away from Bajo Flores and Gigante de Arroyito, with their losses against Independiente del Valle in Quito and Atlético Mineiro in Brazil.

Obviously there are different nuances. In group F, Ciclón was last after having tied 1-1 at home against Palmeiras, which the same judges beat Liverpool of Uruguay 3-1.

The ‘Canalla’, for their part, did not suffer so much from the 1-2 against Atlético Mineiro. The thing is that they had won against Peñarol of Uruguay in the premiere, so it was a duel of winners. The Uruguayan team, this Wednesday, had no mercy against Caracas of Venezuela, the weakest rival in group G.

While, Córdoba workshops, which tied 2-2 with Barcelona of Ecuador in Guayaquil, was the leader of B with one point ahead of San Pablo, whom it beat as a visitor in its debut.

Students of La Plata is another of the leaders after beating The Strongest from Bolivia at home, with four points along with Huachipato from Chile, who gave the surprise in Porto Alegre by beating Gremio.