The goal was scored by striker Lucas Beltrán, 33 minutes into the second half. River, which had just lost 4-3 in definition due to penalty kicks against Unión La Calera, from Chile, achieved the first victory with Martín Demichelis as DT, Gallardo’s successor.
Other good news for River was the return of Ignacio Fernández, who returned to the club in this pass marking and made his debut in this match as a starter, being replaced 32 minutes into the plugin, just one before Beltrán’s goal, by Santiago Simón.
“The truth is that we needed a game like this to measure where we are standing at the beginning of the season,” said the scorer, Lucas Beltrán, at the end of the match.
“In general terms, what the team did was very good and hopefully this is the basis of what we can do in the Argentine championship and that from now on we continue to evolve,” Demichelis remarked.
