Vitor Roque praises Palmeiras' first half, celebrates tough win | OneFootball

Vitor Roque remains steadfast in his pursuit of being the top scorer for Palmeiras and, this Wednesday, he scored one of the goals in the 2-1 victory over River Plate, in the first leg of the Libertadores quarter-finals, at the Mâs Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Verdão's number 9 analyzed the Palmeiras' "domination" in the first half and valued the triumph after the pressure in the final minutes.

"Happy for the goal and the victory. It was an important win tonight. We came in search of the best result and managed to win. It was a spectacular first half where we scored two goals, but in the second, we conceded one. It was a good result and now we decide at home, which is very important," he said to getv.

Palmeiras opened the scoring early, with a header goal by Gustavo Gómez. Before the break, at 43 minutes, Vitor Roque received a good pass from Flaco López and scored the second for Verdão, making it difficult for River Plate at the Monumental, which was packed. The Argentine team reacted in the second half and reduced the deficit with Martínez Martínez Quarta.

Vitor Roque reached his 11th goal for Palmeiras and found the net for the third consecutive game. Before that, he scored a hat-trick against Internacional and another in the 1-1 draw with Corinthians, both in the Brasileirão. Thus, in the scoring charts, the number 9 is only behind Flaco López, with 17 goals, and Estêvão, who left Verdão with 12 goals.

Palmeiras and River will face each other again next Wednesday, at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Allianz Parque. Before that, Vitor Roque remains available to Abel Ferreira for the match against Fortaleza, in the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship, also at Palmeiras' home.

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