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ESRiver Plate was superior in the match against Boca and deserved more Marcelo Gallardo's team failed to take advantage of the several scoring chances generated and the result was 0-0 in the Super Classic played at the Monumental Stadium.
Monumental Stadium was again the scene of a new Super Classic, River arrived at the match after beating Independiente in the last commitment and the need of getting the three points to get close to the top of the championship.
River had very clear situations in the first half, including a shot from Gabriel Mercado after a free kick, an opportunity for Leonardo Ponzio previous assistance of Sebastián Driussi and Rodrigo Mora crashed a shot off the post.
Boca only generated trouble with a shot from Sebastián Palacios and took no danger centers to the goal of Marcelo Barovero. In this way, a totally dominating River went to the half time with the certainty that deserved to be up on the score.
In the second half, the tone was the same: the Millionaire not let play Boca and counted with very clear chances: a shot of Driussi after a defensive fail, a shot by Ignacio Fernandez inside the area and in an unbeatable location Ivan Alonso failed to connect and Mora, on the rebound, could not adapt to define.
In conclusion, River added a point that does not reflect the action of the game against a team that didn't generate danger and went back to La Boca satisfied with the draw.
Synthesis
RIVER PLATE: Marcelo Barovero (C); Gabriel Mercado, Jonatan Maidana, Emanuel Mammana, Leonel Vangioni; Nicolás Domingo, Leonardo Ponzio, Ignacio Fernández, Sebastián Driussi; Rodrigo Mora y Lucas Alario. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Substitutes: Augusto Batalla, Milton Casco, Camilo Mayada, Luis González, Nicolás Bertolo, Gonzalo Martínez e Iván Alonso.
Changes: Martínez por Fernández, Alonso por Driussi, González por Ponzio.
BOCA JUNIORS: Agustín Orion; Leonardo Jara, Daniel Díaz (C), Juan Insaurralde, Jonathan Silva; Pablo Pérez, Fernando Gago, Rodrigo Bentancur; Nicolás Lodeiro, Carlos Tevez y Sebastián Palacios. DT: Guillermo Barros Schelotto.
Substitutes: Guillermo Sara, Fernando Tobio, Nicolás Colazo, Andrés Cubas, Marcelo Meli, Federico Carrizo y Andrés Chávez.
Changes: Meli por Bentancur, Chávez por Palacios, Colazo por Pérez.
Yellow card: Mammana, Vangioni, Mercado, Martínez (RP); Insaurralde, Pérez, Díaz (BJ).
Referee: Patricio Loustau.
Assitants: Juan Pablo Belatti y Yamil Bonfá.
Substitute Referee: Diego Abal.
Additional assistants: Ignacio Lupani y Pablo Dóvalo.
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