River Plate was crowned Argentine Super Cup champions, defeating Racing 5-0 on Thursday in a match at the new Madre de Cities Stadium in Santiago del Estero. Colombian Rafael Santos Borré opened the scoring in the first half, and then Julián Álvarez, Nicolás De la Cruz, Leonel Miranda (against) and Matías Suárez grew for the millionaire team, which was superior to the Academy throughout the match and ended up sealing a clear and strong triumph. It was Marcelo Gallardo’s twelfth title as coach of the Núñez team.
River’s dominance led to the millionaire’s goal. After a corner kick from De la Cruz, Rafael Santos Borré attacked the heart of the area. The Colombian, who had been skeptical about a condition until the last moment, found the ball in the air and pushed it within reach of the goalkeeper. The dashboard reflected what was happening on the ground.
So they went to rest, with two different styles: if River is elaborate, Racing was a much more direct attack. For the millionaire team, a stopped ball was enough to gain the advantage in the game.
In the second half, and after Racing equalized the process of the match, River found the second goal with a magic piece by Enzo Pérez. Although the Academy protested against an alleged crime against Darío Cvitanich, the millionaire midfielder invented a pair of dribbles on a tile. He took advantage of Julián Álvarez, who woke up in the rival area with a mark and the goalkeeper. Face the inside, cut and defined. It was 2-0.
Racing’s fatal minutes continued with the game ending with Nicolás De la Cruz’s goal, which condemned the game. A few moments later, and with Avellaneda still puzzled, Matías Suárez invented a slalom in the rival area and, when he was about to finish, Miranda came to finish against his goal. It was River with 4-0 and another voluminous score against the Academy, which has received 13 million goals in the last three games.
The Racing Disaster, completely disarmed and exposed, continued. Agustín Palavecino sent a pass to the race for Álvarez, who was hand in hand with Arias. Undaunted, he sent the ball to the solitary arrival of Suárez, who defined without marking to round off the 5-0 of the millionaire team. The academy had already surrendered, but those led by Gallardo continued to attack as if the match had just begun. River, a better team, was also more ambitious and was never satisfied with the advantage. And in a resounding way, he raised a new crown in a cycle as historic as it was successful.