DRAW AGAINST LANUS IN THE MONUMENTAL STADIUM River drew 1-1 in the 25th match of the AFA championship, in a game in which it had total control in the second half, thought it could not get the three points.

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River Plate returned to play in the Monumental Stadium just before the beginning of the Copa Sudamericana. In the first half against Lanus, the visit had the clearest situations and it took the lead on the final with a free kick goal by Nicolás Aguirre.

Prior to halftime, River could have tied: Fernando Monetti frustrated a clear opportunity of TabaréVidudez and stopped a bounce in the same play that had been originated from a left-footed shot by Leonardo Pisculichi.

In the second half, River was the sole protagonist: Lanús hardly crossed the half court and it never disturbed Marcelo Barovero. In a set-piece play, Pisculichi made a precise cross to Rodrigo Mora, who had entered minutes earlier, to tie the match.

Marcelo Gallardo's team looked for the second goal, but it failed to generate dangerous situations, except for a freekick by Pisculichi that Monetti sent to a corner.

The next match will take place on Wednesday against Liga de Quito for the second round of the Copa Sudamericana. In the local championship, River will visit Crucerodel Norte next Saturday.

SYNTHESIS

RIVER PLATE: Marcelo Barovero (C); Gabriel Mercado, Emanuel Mammana, Eder AlvarezBalanta, Milton Casco; Carlos Sanchez, Matías Kranevitter Nicolás Bertolo; Leonardo Pisculichi; Lucas Alario and Tabaré Viudez. Coach: Marcelo Gallardo.
Substitutes: Julio Chiarini, Camilo Mayada, Leonardo Ponzio, Gonzalo Martínez, Rodrigo Mora, Sebastián Driussi and Javier Saviola.
Changes: Mayada by Market Mora by Viudez, Martinez by Bertolo.

LANUS: Fernando Monetti; Rodrigo Erramuspe, Facundo Monteseirín, Diego Braghieri, Nicolás Pasquini; Jorge Valdez Chamorro, MatiasFritzler, Nicolas Aguirre; Lautaro Acosta (C), Gonzalo Di Renzo and Miguel Almirón. Coach: Guillermo Barros Schelotto.
Substitutes: Nicolás Avellaneda, Gustavo Gomez, Víctor Ayala, Marcos Astina, Sergio González, Ignacio Bailone and Denis Stracqualursi.
Changes: Stracqualursiby Acosta, Ayala by Valdez Chamorro, González by Almirón.

Goals: Mora (RP); Aguirre (L).
Cautioned: Pisculichi, Á. Balanta (RP); Pasquini, Acosta, Erramuspe, Aguirre, Monetti, Ayala (L).

Referee: Diego Ceballos.
Assistants: HernánMaidana and Marcelo Aumente.
Alternate Referee: Cristian Benítez.

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