Belgrano beat River and are Apertura champions | OneFootball

In a heart-stopping final played at the Mario Alberto Kempes, Zielinski’s team beat River 3-2 and were crowned champions of the Argentine Football Apertura Tournament. A brace from Uvita Fernández turned it around and brought the club its first star.

The afternoon got off to a complicated start for the Pirata. In a match many called the “spite final,” Facundo Colidio gave the Millonario hope of settling part of that debt from the past. In the 17th minute of the first half, with an assist from Tomás Galván, Coudet’s team scored the first goal of the afternoon.

Belgrano started having to come from behind, but never stopped believing. With the entire Pirata faithful pushing and dreaming of the title, Leo Morales rose with a header in the 26th minute to make it 1-1 and breathe life into the people of Córdoba.

Then in the second half, former Colón player Tomás Galván made it 2-1 to put River back in front.

To Belgrano’s delight, Nicolás “Uvita” Fernández made the dream of the people of Córdoba come true. First from the penalty spot, after a handball by Rivero; then he scored the final 3-2 to send the entire Mario Alberto Kempes into delirium.

In this way, Belgrano de Córdoba are champions of Argentine football for the first time in their 121-year history, and against none other than River—the same rival they beat in the 2011 promotion playoff to send them down. Today, the Pirata writes its name into the great history of local football.

MATCH SUMMARY

River (2): Santiago Beltrán; Fabricio Bustos, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Lautaro Rivero, Marcos Acuña; Fausto Vera, Aníbal Moreno, Juan Cruz Meza, Tomás Galván; Facundo Colidio and Joaquín Freitas. Head coach: Eduardo Coudet.

Belgrano (3): Thiago Cardozo; Agustín Falcón, Leonardo Morales, Alexis Maldonado, Adrián Spörle; Adrián Sánchez, Santiago Longo, Emiliano Rigoni, Lucas Zelarayán, Juan Velázquez; Lucas Passerini. Head coach: Ricardo Zielinski.

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