River celebrate on penalties against Peñarol in the Río de la Plata series | OneFootball

In the last friendly match before the start of the Apertura tournament, River drew 0-0 against Peñarol in Maldonado and then celebrated after winning the penalty shootout (4-2).

Marcelo Gallardo’s team had possession of the ball but didn’t create many scoring chances. They improved in the second half with the fresh energy brought by the substitutions, although they still didn’t manage to put together a great game. Aníbal Moreno made his debut, and the other two new signings, Matías Viña and Fausto Vera, also started.

In the penalty shootout, Maxi Salas, Giuliano Galoppo, Tomás Galván, and Ian Subiabre—who was in charge of closing out the series—scored for River. For Peñarol, Gastón Togni and Leandro Umpierrez converted the first two, but then Julio Daguer missed, and in the next round, Santiago Beltrán saved Alegre’s shot.

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