River once again showed signs that its football ceiling is far away and was in evidence before an orderly and ambitious Talleres, who found the just 1-0 win in one of the last plays of the match, although he had already accumulated merits long before to take Monumental victory.
It is true that River had to face the game with several forced casualties. However, Marcelo Gallardo had enough material to give another leading role to his team, which very quickly became clear that he did not feel comfortable with the approach of the Cordoba team. With order and an evident intention to attack when his rival allowed him to, Talleres stood up unapologetically and ended up generating the clearest scoring chances throughout the match.
Forced by circumstances and pushed by his audience, River went ahead, but without clarity or ideas. So he collided again and again against the Córdoba baseline and goalkeeper Herrera spent a very quiet night. On the contrary, every time he had the ball, interim Javier Gandolfi’s team – won four of the five games he led after Pedro Caixinha’s departure – found depth with Valoyes on the left flank and the arrival of midfielders like Pizzini and Garro , which had to mistreat Centurion, Armani’s insurance replacement.
As the minutes passed, the postures were accentuated and more exposed. Centurión excelled by deflecting a shot from Garro, which ended up hitting the crossbar, but it was a warning of what would come later, perhaps a perfect synthesis of what the match was: Juanfer Quinteros executed a free kick into the area, which was rejected by the goalkeeper Herrera with his fists and that clearance ended up falling at the feet of the admitted Diego Ortegoza. The central midfielder took the ball, ran 50 meters without anyone stopping him, avoided Palavecino’s shot and took a right hand to the near post that overcame Centurión’s resistance. Thus, Talleres got the goal for which he had made merits and left River practically out of the fight for the title.