River Plate was crowned Argentina Super Cup champion by beating Racing 5-0 on Thursday in a match at the new Madre de Cities stadium, in Santiago del Estero. Colombian Rafael Santos Borré opened the account in the first half, then Julián Álvarez, Nicolás De la Cruz, Leonel Miranda (against) and Matías Suárez raised for the millionaires team, which was superior to the Academy throughout the match, finishing before sealing of a clear and powerful triumph. It was Marcelo Gallardo’s twelfth title as coach of the Núñez team.
River’s dominance resulted in the millionaire goal. It was after a corner kick taken by De la Cruz that Rafael Santos Borré attacked in the heart of the area. The Colombian, who doubted an ailment until the last moment, found the ball in the air and pushed it out of reach of the goalkeeper. The scoreboard reflected what was happening on the field.
So they went to rest, with two different styles: when River is elaborate, Racing was much more direct attack. For the millionaires team, a stopped ball was enough to realize their advantage in the game.
In the second half, and after Racing adjusted the process of the match, River found the second goal with a magical play from Enzo Pérez. Although the Academy protested an alleged foul by Darío Cvitanich, the millionaire’s midfielder invented a pair of dribbles on a tile. Julián Álvarez took advantage, who was in the rival area with a goal and the goalkeeper. He looked in, trimmed and defined. It was 2-0.
Racing’s fatal minutes continued with the action ending in Nicolás De la Cruz’s goal, who condemned the match. Moments later, and with Avellaneda’s still confused, it was Matías Suárez who invented a slalom in the rival area and as he was about to finish, Miranda ended up against his goal. It was River’s 4-0 and another sizeable score against for the Academy, which has received 13 millionaire goals in the past three games.
The race debacle, completely disarmed and exposed, continued. Agustín Palavecino gave a pass for the race for Álvarez, who was hand in hand with Arias. Without being narrow-minded, he sent the ball towards the lonely arrival of Suárez, who completed the 5-0 goal of the millionaires team without a goal. The Academy had already surrendered, but those led by Gallardo continued to attack as if the match had just begun. River, a better team, was also more ambitious and was never satisfied with the advantage gained. And in a resounding way, it raised a new crown in a cycle that was as historic as it was successful.