In a bad-tempered game like tonight’s River Plate vs Boca Juniors, one small detail could and had decided the final outcome.A former Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo reacted 15 minutes into the game as a nervous freshman, getting booked twice in less than a minute for two horrendous tackles. The red card influenced the match massively, with the hosts scoring against ten-man Boca shortly after Rojo’s sending off.Former Man Utd defender Marcos Rojo has been given a red card for Boca Juniors 16 minutes into the Superclasico against River Plate after picking up two bookings in two minutes.The match is the teams’ first with fans since the start of the pandemic.pic.twitter.com/O594TjaRHf— Sam Street (@samstreetwrites) October 3, 2021 Julian Alvarez broke the deadlock with a powerful long-range shot, though Boca’s keeper should have reacted much better since the ball was heading straight in his direction. Was it a Sun to blame or not, but the same keeper – Augustin Rossi – made another colossal mistake two minutes before the break. His effortless clearance provided River with a splendid chance. Simon strolled on the right flank, then assisted to unplayable Alvarez, who banged in a brace and, basically, killed the game even before the break.Julian Álvarez haciendo lo que quiere. Gana River. pic.twitter.com/F7tQOrIl0u— Fútbol Vertical (@futbol_vertical) October 3, 2021 The second half didn’t lack tensions, but the visitors were unable to strike back with ten men on the pitch. On the other hand, River were too careful, not engaging heavily on the Boca’s part of the pitch. Alvarez once again made a mess halfway through the second period, but the result on the scoreboard remained the same.##EDITORS_CHOICE##A couple of minutes later, the whole Monumental Stadium thought we were heading into Boca’s knock-out, once Carrascal came one-on-one with Rossi. This time, however, the Boca custodian showed impressive skills. Soon, he was again in the midst of barrage fire, as Simon and unstoppable Alvarez had another series of attempts. While Simon’s shot was blocked, the left post saved Boca from the latter.(3.00) DEFENCA JUSTICIA (3.00) TALLERES (2.55)If you were wondering, what was the response from the other Buenos Aires giant – we saw none of it until the stoppage time, when Zambrano scored, but it was too late to change things. Tactically demolished and lacking a man on the turf, they surrendered much earlier than their fans would like to see. Unlike River, who sit at the top of the table (at least, until Talleres play their game), Boca are ninth with nine points less than their archrivals.
