Leandro Paredes scored from the penalty spot in the first half, securing a 1-0 away victory for Boca Juniors over River Plate in Sunday’s Argentine Superclasico. This result brought an end to River’s impressive nine-match unbeaten streak across all competitions.
This match also represented River’s first loss under the guidance of coach Eduardo Coudet, leaving them in second place in Group B of the Apertura standings with 26 points, while Boca Juniors moved up to third in Group A with 24 points.
During a closely contested first half, captain Paredes stayed composed from the penalty spot just before the halftime whistle, silencing the passionate crowd at Estadio Monumental after VAR intervened to identify a handball by Lautaro Rivero.
The home team appeared to have the upper hand in the early stages of the match, but suffered an unfortunate setback when striker Sebastian Driussi had to leave the pitch due to injury.
Boca nearly extended their lead shortly after the interval when Santiago Ascacibar forced an excellent save from goalkeeper Santiago Beltran, but the visitors chose to adopt a more restrained approach thereafter.
Despite River’s determined efforts to find an equaliser, they struggled to create clear scoring opportunities, while Boca remained a threat on the counterattack, with Beltran making several crucial saves to keep the scoreline tight.
River’s late surge ended in disappointment as their appeals for a stoppage-time penalty were dismissed without any VAR review.
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