The Two Faces of This River by Martín Demichelis, the Tournament and the Cup are also reflected in the numbers from the beginning of the year and in the month of May, the anniversary of the foundation, in which they barely won 2 of the 7 games played. However, the team continues to score goals and has already scored in the opposite arc for 31 consecutive matches.
The balance for the millionaire has not been good during the month of May. He barely won two games, the Superclásico 1-0 and against Platense 2-1, both games at the Monumental. They started the month by losing 5-1 to Fluminense in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday 2. After beating Boca on Sunday 7, they lost to Talleres 2-1 on Sunday 14. Then, exactly one week later, they beat Calamar 2- 1 Thursday 25, the day of his 122nd official anniversary, he drew 1-1 with Sporting Cristal. And now, in the last match of the month, he twice moved up the table and twice Vélez drew.
But this striking fact never ceases to surprise: this year River scored goals in 24 games played, 18 in the Professional League Tournament, 4 in the Libertadores, the semi-final of the Champions Trophy and the Argentine Cup. In total 42 goals for and 24 against. Furthermore, he has also scored goals in the last 7 of the Gallardo era. The last time he didn’t score was on 24 September last year, when he lost 1-0 to Talleres
Source: Clarin
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