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River Beats Estudiantes 2-1 After Early Flurry, VAR Reversal and Red Card

The win consolidates River's lead in the standings before the Libertadores quarterfinal against Palmeiras.

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El festejo de Giuliano Galoppo para el primer gol de River ante Estudiantes en el estadio platense
River celebra el tanto de Ignacio Fernández, después de una correcta revisión de VAR que encontró el pecho en vez de la mano que había observado Nicolás Ramírez.
Giuliano Galoppo de Cabeza, convirtió el primer tanto de River Plate vs. Estudiantes de La Plata por la fecha 8 del Torneo Clausura. 

Overview

  • Giuliano Galoppo opened the scoring inside five minutes with a header from an Ignacio Fernández corner in La Plata.
  • Fernández doubled the lead after VAR overturned an initial handball call, validating his 2-0 strike in the first half.
  • River played with ten men from late in the first half after Lucas Martínez Quarta was sent off for a second yellow card.
  • Estudiantes pressed after the break, had a potential goal canceled for handball in the build-up, and finally pulled one back through Santiago Núñez in stoppage time.
  • The result keeps River on top of Zone B and the accumulated table, with Rosario Central and Boca unable to catch them this round, as both teams turn to Libertadores quarterfinals next week.