Vélez Sarsfield pile on River Plate’s misery in the Argentine league | OneFootball

Vélez Sarsfield deepened River Plate's crisis by defeating them 1-0 this Sunday, in the sixth round of the Argentine Championship, handing them their third consecutive defeat in the tournament.

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The home team celebrated the victory with a goal from Manuel Lanzini just six minutes in, on a quick counterattack after a turnover by Colombian Juan Fernando Quintero during River's build-up play.

Thus, River suffered its third straight defeat in the tournament, after a 4-1 thrashing at home by Tigre and last week's 1-0 loss to Argentinos Juniors.

To make matters worse, coach Marcelo Gallardo had to make substitutions early in the match due to an injury suffered by Juanfer Quintero at the 25-minute mark and a muscle strain for goalkeeper Franco Armani. The young Ecuadorian Kendry Páez played only 25 minutes before having to leave the field with a left shoulder injury after a nasty fall.

Vélez dropped back too much in the second half and gave the initiative to River Plate, who had some chances to equalize but were frustrated by the solid performance of Colombian goalkeeper Álvaro Montero.

With this result, Vélez rises to the top of Group A with 14 points, while River Plate drops to tenth place in Group B and is out of contention for the round of 16 of the Torneo Apertura.

* With content from AFP.

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