Palmeiras beat River Plate 3-0 in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals, an almost perfect feature in Argentina, as the visiting team now has their sights set on the title.
Rony, Luiz Adriano and Via were on the record of Abel Ferreira’s team, while River Plate’s Carrascal showed a red card at the time for a serious foul on Menino.
River Plate generally owned the ball for most of the game, however, it was the away team that scored the overall score.
Verdao scored on his first shot in the first half and Roni bounced after poorly clearing goalkeeper Armani in the 27th minute.
Rivers almost got a quick reaction from a loose shot from Nacho Fernandez that crashed into the bar, before fitting another in the ’32’. They were stored by the VAR after the goal was oversided.
Verdao more accurately in front of the purpose and marked its purpose for the moment only 2 minutes after the break. Luiz Adriano surpassed his purpose with a comfortable twist and scored the momentum purpose for Palmeiras after receiving a smart pass from Danilo in the middle after a brilliant transition. game.
Things got more complicated for River Plate when Carrascal kicked Gabriel Menino out, giving Via a chance to raise his goal. After a well-executed loose shot through Gustavo Scarpa, Via got into the center with a headbutt, taking the score to 3-0.
After the 3rd goal, Abel Ferreira made three changes, called Raphael Veiga, Breno Lopes and Willian to the match and avoided any form of concern in the end.
Verdao starts the fit lap with the most sensible foot in the hope of reaching the final, but first he will face Sport next Saturday in the Brazilian championship.