River beat Boca with controversy: a small penalty for a big difference in the Monumental

It is a truism when speaking, especially in football, of the merit to achieve a goal.

How many times have pages been filled analyzing how this or that team plays, but loses against the most 'practical' or -in theory- did the least.

In the middle are the styles.

And the Superclásico that River beat Boca in agony on date 15 of the Professional League will be marked, as will the performance of referee

, for that

that allowed a

that existed in the 1990s to be transferred to the result.

minutes before the final scandal.

Photo Maxi Failla - CLARIN

On that planet of merit, perhaps

would have won a World Cup long before Qatar 2022;

There would have been sporting achievements that are defined by items other than goals... Everything remains in popular opinion, the one that put Herrera on the guillotine, that will judge the attitudes of the soccer players and that will show Miguel's definition almost in a

Prior to that chaotic outcome, there was only one team that wanted to win.

It was River, which without being overwhelming or overwhelming in its domain, was clearer and better executed the plan that its coach

had devised .

proposed

, the DT of the Millionaire responded by overcrowding the middle, looking for internal lines, which led to the lack of depth.

In fact, there were barely two accurate shots from the locals in that first half: Nacho Fernández's left-footed shot that Chiquito Romero took to the corner and Lucas Beltrán's header against the leg that went kissing the right post.

The back of Valentín Barco was the most fertile ground in which River planted its attacks

.

Almirón deceived everyone about the position he adopted (and surprised) in the Copa Libertadores matches, attacking very deep with the wingers, mainly Luis Advíncula, disappeared and absorbed in the Monumental.

Photo Maxi Failla - CLARIN

River was bolder

.

With his height inside the field of play, the mobility of the ball up to three quarters of the opponent's field, the time of possession and the offensive changes that Demichelis made in the final stretch, he justified that victory.

In the world of merits, and in which we do not live either, there is still no device that measures the intensity of a grab or a blow.

For this reason, the touch of Sandez to Pablo Solari -yes, it is undeniable that it existed- when he anticipated the ball in the 90th minute inside the area only remains in the plane of interpretation.

There will be talk for a few days, perhaps weeks, about what should have happened in that end, but the football machine will continue on its way, as almost always.

It will be a truism, but River deserved to beat Boca.

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