Goals and Highlights: River Plate 0-3 Palmeiras in Copa Libertadores Semifinal 2021

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River will need a 3-0 win in Brazil to force overtime on the return leg, otherwise Palmeiras will be in the final.

River Plate 0-3 Palmeiras.

Nico de la Cruz is reprimanded and then Borré's header is deflected.

River with a lot of frustration and they can't find a way to score the goal in the discount

Five more minutes are added

Perez leaves and Diaz enters, Cambio de River

Santos Borré jumps into the area, but turns his neck too much and the ball goes wide.

Menino with the forehand Armani saved a hand.

Technician Abel Ferreira is reprimanded

Alvarez went in and Fernandez came out instead of River.

Emerson Santos is painted yellow

Delayed diagonal from Breno that was passed through the entire area without finding a recipient.

Change of Palmeiras
They left Paula and Luiz Adriano
Santos and Willian entered

Breno cross-shot that goes off course. 

Suárez and Casco are gone
Enter Ponzio and Girotti
River Changes

Pinola's header and the ball goes sideways

Changes of Palmeiras
Enter Breno and Veiga
Rony and Scarpa come out

¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOL! ¡GOOOOOOOOOOOL DEL PALMEIRAS!⚽️

Cabezazo en el área de Matías Viña y el esférico termina en el fondo del arco de River💥@RiverPlate 0⃣-3⃣ @Palmeiras
📲EN VIVO AQUÍ: https://t.co/mhJ9I9ELC4 pic.twitter.com/K65jxHpxM9 — MARCA Claro (@MarcaClaro) January 6, 2021

Rafa Borré is reprimanded

Goal of Palmeiras
Viña combs the ball at the bottom of the nets and this is already scored.

Red card for Carrascal for an artful kick.

De La Cruz's distant shot that goes slightly up

Danilo's distant shot with power that rejects Armani.

¡GOL! ¡GOL! ¡GOL! ¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL DEL PALMEIRAS!⚽️

Luiz Adriano se subió a la motocicleta, entró al área, se puso mano a mano y liquidó a Armani😎@RiverPlate 0⃣-2⃣ @Palmeiras
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He missed it. Carrascal with the header to second post that went over

Borré's head that Weverton deflects on the side.

Danilo receives the yellow card.

Goal of Palmeiras
Luiz Adriano escapes and in the hand to hand defines the 2-0.

Rony's shot that goes off course and reaches Armani easily.

The second half begins

River Plate 0-1 Palmeiras

One more minute is added

Fernández's free shot that hits the crossbar. Palmeiras is saved.

De Paula is cautioned and River will have a direct free kick.

Once again River missed it, Fernandez can't finish in the area, even though it was out of place.

Rony's shot that goes over the top of the goal

Rony's shot that goes over the top of the goal

Palmeiras' goal was cancelled out when Scarpa had already set the score at 2-0.

¡GOL! ¡GOL! ¡GOL! ¡GOL! ¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL DEL PALMEIRAS!🟢

Armani no se habla con su compañero, regala el esférico y Ronielson da Silva Barbosa la prende como viene para mandarla a guardar⚽️@RiverPlate 0⃣-1⃣ @Palmeiras
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Strong entrance and yellow for Gustavo Gómez de Palmeiras

Goal of Palmeiras
Rony takes advantage of the rebound and takes the powerful shot to make the 1-0. He already wins it.

There is a possible hand within the River area that the referee does not signal

Centre of Montiel within the small area that Borré is unable to finish off in the area

So far River has been much better, with more arrivals and possession of the ball, but has not been able to open the scoring.

Centre of De la Cruz that the Palmeiras defense rejects opportunely

River corner shot that if I fall I cut the first pole

Fernandez's free shot that crashes into the barrier

Carrascal missed it and could not define within the small area in front of Weverton's tackle.

Out of place of the Palmeiras

The first one in the game with Borré's shot that goes over the top.

Start the game.

River and Palmeiras take the field in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-final.

We are minutes away from the start of the game between River and Palmeiras

River is finishing his warm-up and has declared himself ready for the game against Palmeiras.

These are some data of both teams in the Copa Libertadores.

River will play at the Independientes stadium, which is in impeccable condition.

14. Lux, 25. Bologna, 5. Zuculini, 9. Álvarez, 13. Sosa, 15. Girotti, 17. Díaz, 18. Beltrán, 21. Ferreira, 23. Ponzio y 30. Rollheiser.

This is how they support from Brazil, specifically in Sao Paulo, to Verdao in this Copa Libertadores.

Armani; Montiel, Pino, Rojas, Casco; Pérez, Fernández, Carrascal, De la Cruz; Suárez, Borré.

Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Luan, Gustavo Gómez, Matías Viña; Danilo, Patrick de Paula, Gabriel Menino, Gustavo Scarpa; Rony, Luiz Adriano.

River have five official matches without beating Palmeiras, will they break that streak this day?

River's dressing room, with the traditional uniform, is ready for the players to prepare and try to get some advantage.

Thus River arrived at the stadium to face the first 90 minutes.

Palmeiras will have its first game of the year, as it has not played since last December 30th after advancing to the final of the Copa do Brasil.

The Copa Libertadores is back for the semi-finals with a great rivalry between Brazil and Argentina, as this afternoon River will face Palmeiras.

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On six occasions they have faced each other with a favourable balance for Palmeiras with two victories, three draws and only one defeat.

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The player to follow will be Rony, one of the architects of the verdão's qualification for this year's Libertadores and the final of the Copa do Brasil.

On this occasion, Rafael Santos Borre stands out, who in the last game stood out for scoring against Boca, and above all, for his hat-trick in the second leg of the quarter-final against Nacional, establishing himself as one of the top scorers of the Gallardo era.

Weverton: Viña, Gomez, Garcia, Rocha; Danilo, Menino, William, Veiga, Roni; Adriano.

Armani; Pino, Diaz, Rojas, Montiel; Perez, Carrascal, De la Cruz, Zuculini; Borre, Beltrán.

The verdão settled in at this stage, after defeating Paraguay's Club Libertad in the quarter-finals. They drew 1-1 in Asuncion and beat them 3-0 on Brazilian soil.

The millionaire reached this stage after beating Nacional of Uruguay, with an overall score of 8-2. They won 2-0 in Buenos Aires and 6-2 in Montevideo.

The River Plate vs Palmeiras match will be played at the stadium Libertadores de América, in Buenos Aires. The kick-off is scheduled at 7:30pm ET.

My name is Adrian Hernandez and I’ll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.