River put together a festival of goals against Sarmiento. Photo: Marcelo Carroll
The river is a machine in Junín. He defeated Sarmiento 7-0, who came straight to the Professional League Cup and dreamed of reaching the quarterfinals -something that is still possible-. Tomás Pochettino, Julián Álvarez (in the triplicate), Enzo Fernández, Ezequiel Barco and Santiago Simón scored goals on Eva Perón, who threatened to be a difficult stopover for Marcelo Gallardo’s team.
However, after Israel Damonte’s team’s inability to corner kicks was broken by a prepared game that ended with Pochettino’s goal, everything went easy for the Millionaire, who earned his spot in the playoffs and could even finish first. in their place if they beat Platense and if they beat Racing in San Lorenzo on the final date.
So he built a landslide that got into the top 4 of the Gallardo era. It was River, under Doll’s leadership, with a pair of 8-0 and another 7-0. Although it is not enough for him to settle in the top ten of the big results achieved by the Millionaire.
Two eight to zero is for the Copa Libertadores. In the 2017 edition, on September 21, he crushed Jorge Wilstermann from Bolivia. And in the 2020 edition, on March 11, he also did the Binacional of Peru. At the same Monumental is the stage.
The other 7-0, on the other hand, was made on neutral ground. It was against Central Norte de Salta, on July 22, 2018, for the 32nd final of the Argentine Cup. Nacho Scocco and Exequiel Palacios, both in duplicate, Pratto, Martínez Quarta and Santos Borré, are the authors of the goals at the Colón stadium in Santa Fe.
Gallardo is far, yes, from the River’s greatest historic goal. The biggest was the 10-1 win over Huracán de San Rafael, from Mendoza, in the 1974 Nacional. And the next was 9-0 against Universitario de La Paz, Bolivia, for the 1970 Copa Libertadores.
The curiosity: they are all for national or international drinks, including this Saturday in Junín. The top win in the league was in 1999 when they beat Gimnasia de Jujuy 8-0. On that occasion, he matched the XXL score he achieved against Atlanta, in 1947, and Ferro Carril Oeste, in 1939, for First Division tournaments.
The top ten goals of the River
- San Rafael Hurricane 1974 10-1
- University (La Paz) 1970 9-0
- Sports Binational 2020 8-0
- Jorge Wilstermann 2017 8-0
- Gymnastics and Fencing (Jujuy) 1999 8-0
- Independent (Trelew) 1972 8-0
- San Martin de Mendoza 1967 8-0
- Atlanta 1947 8-0
- Will 1939 8-0
- Students of La Plata 1938 8-1
Source: Clarin
