Miguel Borja’s incredible carom goal with which River Plate took the lead after two minutes against Arsenal

In the Monumental stadium, River Plate began to beat Arsenal de Sarandí from the second minute due to Miguel Borja’s goal. The last Argentine soccer champion took the lead in the match valid for the 4th. League Cup Zone A date thanks to a carom goal from the Colombian, who is still on a roll in the millionaire team. The referee was Fernando Espinoza, the VAR was in charge of Ariel Penel and the television was broadcast by ESPN Premium.

The play began with a great deep pass from Santiago Simónwho passed Arsenal’s halfway line and seemed to go long from the goal position. Miguel Borjawho stretched with his right leg to try to dominate and the ball, without touching the grass, ended up having a full impact in his right boot.

The speed that the ball reached was such that surpassed goalkeeper Alejandro Medina, who was left without reaction at the door of the six-yard box, and sneaked in behind him. Gestures of disbelief and astonishment took over the scene, even the Colombian himself who laughed with his colleagues at being congratulated.

He was also congratulated by Martín Demichelis, whom Miguel Borja went to hug in the middle of his celebrations. It is worth remembering that River Plate is experiencing a turbulent present not only due to the lack of results, but also due to the internal crisis in the squad, with several short circuits between the coach and some references.

“Grateful to God. Yes, he wanted to score her when he wanted to control her and because of the wind she went over the goalkeeper. We had control of the game, we made very quick transitions and we were forceful when it came to scoring,” Borja said after the game.

25 minutes later, River Plate scored the second goal through a great shot from Nicolás De la Cruz. The action was carried out with complete calm, with short passes from left to right and backwards seeking to open up the completely buckled Arsenal defense. Until the Uruguayan took it with several meters ahead, he gained power and defeated the goalkeeper’s hands.

Although at first it seemed that the ball slipped into the corner, in reality it went to the center but with such force that Alejandro Medina’s slap had no effect. River Plate quickly resolved a duel that a priori seemed complex more because of the internal problems than because of the rival, since Arsenal is last in the relegation averages and also in the Annual Table, so its destiny in the First National is almost insured.

The Viaducto team is 20th from Platense and 21st from Sarmiento, with 33 left to play. Despite all the problems, the visit was able to score thanks to the goal of Juan Bautista Cejas, who had entered the complement to replace the Paraguayan Alfredo Amarilla. However, a few minutes later, Miguel Borja once again gave his team the final victory 3-1 with a penalty.

River needed to change the image it showed in its last presentation when it was surpassed by Vélez Sarsfield in Liniers. El Millonario had an opaque start in the League Cup with three points out of nine and the campaign does not help to heal the wound of the elimination in the Copa Libertadores against Internacional from Brazil. That is why with this 17th. Consecutive victory at the Monumental allowed him to regain confidence. The last match that he did not win was precisely against Arsenal (1-2), on February 26.