END TO MATCH
Valid goal and won by River Plate, with Solari's goal in the last play.
51'
The goal is reviewed in the VAR.
50'
River's goal, Solari in the last minute gives the Millonario the win.
89'
Yellow card for Sforza.
86'
Newell's substitution: Recalde out, Perez in.
78'
Solari misses it, trying a cross when he had everything to define it.
73'
Recalde's shot, which passes close to Armani's goal.
67'
Changes in River: Paradela and Borja leave, Barco and Beltrán enter.
66'
Yellow card for Palavecino.
64'
Newell's substitution: Menendez for Pérez Tica.
63'
Yellow card for Perez Tica.
57'
Gomez's shot hits the post, River is saved.
52'
Changes
In Newells, Mansilla comes out, Pitton comes in.
For River, Aliendro and Nacho come off, Suarez and Solari come on.
49'
Yellow card for Borja.
THE SECOND HALF STARTS
The second half is underway.
Halftime
Newell's 0-0 River Plate
42'
Corner kick for River.
39'
Paradela's shot was saved by Hoyos.
34'
Yellow card for Ivan Gomez.
27'
Corner kick for River.
21'
After VAR review, the color of Brian Aguirre's card does not change, he stays on the field.
19'
Yellow card for Aguirre.
17'
Newell's dominates possession from deep, but fails to connect with its forwards.
13'
Palavecino's shot, into the hands of Hoyos.
12'
Foul by Mansilla.
9'
Recalde's cross into Armani's hands.
4'
Deflected shot by Ferreira.
3'
Foul by Herrera.
THE GAME KICKS OFF
The match Newells vs River is underway in Rosario.
River seeks to maintain and increase its gap
The riverplatense team plays before San Lorenzo's match, in case of winning, and that Almagro's team does not win, River would increase its difference in the first place.
Coffee duel in Rosario
Miguel Angel Borja leads River's attack and will face his compatriots, Jherson Mosquera and Willer Ditta, who will be in Newell's defense.
History between Newell's and River
Both teams met 160 times, River won 77 times, Newell's won 42 times and they drew 41 times. The last match played between the two, was in favor of River, 4-1 at the Mas Monumental.
River's brain ready for the match
⏳🧠 pic.twitter.com/8XdIgHTn2P — River Plate (@RiverPlate) April 16, 2023
River Plate's XI for this match
➡️ Equipo confirmado para jugar en Rosario frente a Newell's 📋#VamosRiver ⚪️🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/I7pPOLvfTh — River Plate (@RiverPlate) April 16, 2023
Newell's XI for this match
Los 11 para hoy 👌🏼
Así va el Rojinegro para recibir a River desde las 19:00 en el Parque.#VamosNewells 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/YWtvl8bo4z — Newell’s Old Boys (@Newells) April 16, 2023
Coverage begins
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Match Officials
The refereeing team for Newells vs River Plate will be as follows:
Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo.
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Savorani.
Assistant Referee 2: Lucas Germanotta.
Fourth official: Silvio Trucco.
VAR: Leandro Rey Hilfer.
AVAR: Diego Bonfá.
Key player - River Plate
Agustin Palavecino, the midfielder from Platense, is the key player for this match for El Millonario.
The midfielder completes his fourth season in River, in the current league he has played 9 games, scoring one goal in 192 minutes.
Key player - Newells
Juan Sforza, is the key player for the leproso team, the pivot coming from the club's youth team, is one of the pearls of the quarry.
He has played 10 games in the current league and has scored one goal in 894 minutes played.
Probable Starters
Newells: Lucas Hoyos; Armando Mendez, Gustavo Velazquez, Guillermo Ortiz, Bruno Pitton; Pablo Perez, Juan Sforza, Cristian Ferreira; Justo Giani, Djorkaeff Reasco y Jonathan Menendez. DT: Gabriel Heinze.
River: Franco Armani; Andres Herrera, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, Emanuel Mammana, Elias Gomez; Santiago Simon, Rodrigo Aliendro, Agustin Palavecino, Jose Paradela; Santiago Solari y Miguel Borja. DT: Martin Demichelis.
River seeks to increase its lead at the top
Demichelis' River will remain in the lead at least for this matchday, but El Millo's objective is none other than to increase their advantage over their runner-up, San Lorenzo.
La banda has 27 points from 11 games, the product of 9 wins and 2 defeats.
This is Millo's squad for this match:
📋 Los convocados para viajar a Rosario para el partido de este domingo frente a Newell's 💪#VamosRiver ⚪️🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/eG4rlaLGXg
— River Plate (@RiverPlate) April 15, 2023
The leproso is looking to get closer to the top 5 of the league
Newell's is in the middle part of the table, so far in 12 games it has scored 18 points, product of 5 wins, 3 ties and 3 defeats.
The red-and-black team will try to beat River at home and get a good advantage over the teams that are chasing them.
The Professional League plays its twelfth matchday
The League of World Champions continues with all its emotions, this time we will see Club Atlético Newells, against the only leader of the championship, Club Atlético River Plate. Everything that happens in this match we will tell you about it here on VAVEL.
The Stadium
The Marcelo Bielsa Stadium is located in the city of Rosario, Argentina (Argentina).
The stadium was inaugurated in July 1911 and with the last refurbishment it has a capacity of 42,000 spectators.
Welcome
Welcome to the blog commentary of the match Newells vs River Plate, corresponding to the 12th round of the Argentinean Professional League. The match will take place at the Marcelo Bielsa Stadium, at 6:00 pm.