In the second presentation of Martín Demichelis at the head of the team, River beat Rayados de Monterrey 1-0 at the beginning of the international tour that the Millionaire disputes as part of the preseason.
In the Q2 stadium in Austin, Texas, in the United States, Núñez’s team prevailed with a goal by Lucas Beltranwhich he scored on the first ball he touched after entering 32 minutes into the second half.
River, which had Nacho Fernández among the starters, dominated the ball during the first stage, and although it had some risky arrivals, it could not take advantage. The development of the complement was different, because the Mexican team came out with a different attitude and managed to disturb the goal defended by Ezequiel Centurión (Franco Armani is already available but was not called up), although he could not break the zero.
At the end of the match (41′), Gonzalo Berteráme scored the equalizer for Monterrey, but it was canceled due to an offside position.
It was the first victory for Demichelis since he arrived at the Millionaire, after losing on penalties (4-3) against Unión La Calera, from Chile, on December 22, after a goalless draw in 90 minutes.
River will play again next Saturday against Millonariosfrom 9:30 p.m., in their second friendly match in the United States.
