Paul Díaz’s slip that ultimately cost River defeat against Talleres
Monumental were dressed to celebrate on a sunny Sunday afternoon, in which they came from behind after beating Boca 1-0 on deadline day in the Pro League and qualifying for the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores after a win with Colo Colo. . But the panorama began to deteriorate. appointment for River due to Workshops due to an unfortunate slip Paulo Diazwho finally put the ball in Federico Girottiwhich complied with the law of ex and placed the T forward on the scoreboard.
The afternoon started complicatedly for the Millonaria players, who felt the pressure from the visitors. Those led by Cacique Medina were well placed on the pitch and when they weren’t dominating the ball with good possession, they were putting high pressure on the defense and midfield.
As a result of the described development, the table was about Marcelo Gallardo In 11 minutes he suffered a hard blow. After a side pass in which River played three-quarters of the pitch backwards, Marcos Acuña passed to Paulo Díaz who was standing at the goal of the area. Chilan could not comfortably control the ball, it slipped from his grip and fell to the floor after slipping.
After falling to the turf and completely out of the game, the ball was served to a lurking Girotti. The former Millonaria player dribbled past a desperate Franco Armani and the striker scored into an empty net. In this way, she marked the partial 1 to 0 in favor of the visit. In fact, this is the second time he has converted to his former team and the one he made his mark in the Inferiors, as he scored against them in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores Round of 16 that was played. a month ago. In both cases, the striker did not forget his roots and apologized to River Plate fans.
It is also not the first time that Díaz, one of the characters of the team, suffered a mistake of this kind. When River faced Tigre in the League Cup quarter-finals on 11 May 2022, the Chile international suffered a traced foul. With the scoreboard reading 1-1, after goals from Mateo Retegui for the away team and Enzo Fernández for the home team, The centre-back dropped into midfield, leaving the entire pitch free for Facundo Colidio, who today wears the Sacred Mantle.
Due to the error, the striker of the team Victoria scored 2-1 and gave his team a passage to the semi-finals of the championship. The team led by Diego Martínez, who quit as Boca’s technical director yesterday after losing 2-0 against Belgrano, lost the final of the tournament against Xeneiz 3-0.