River Plate’s 2-0 win over Aldosivi sealed by Beltran and Correa

River’s control produces a 2-0 win

River Plate beat Aldosivi 2-0 at Estadio Jose Maria Minella, with a penalty and a late second goal deciding a match they controlled. River had 68% possession, 23 total shots to Aldosivi’s 2 and 9 shots on goal, while Aldosivi registered none.

The opener arrived in the 76th minute, when Lucas Beltran converted a penalty to make the score 0-1. Ángel Correa scored River’s last goal in the 90th minute, finishing a normal goal assisted by Francisco Ortega to complete the 0-2 scoreline.

Aldosivi goalkeeper Lucas Acosta kept the margin down with 7 saves and earned the joint-highest match rating of 7.5. River’s attacking pressure was also reflected in the expected-goals figures: 2.77 for River and 0.11 for Aldosivi. River completed 431 accurate passes, compared with 173 for the home team.

Discipline and table impact

Aldosivi collected 5 yellow cards, including bookings for Agustín Palavecino, Lucas Castro, Santiago Moya, Nicolás Gaitán, Andres Vombergar and coach Javier Esteban Sanguinetti; River received 1. There were no red cards.

In Clausura - Group B, River are ranked #4 with 26 points from 16 games, while Aldosivi are #14 with 11 points from 16 games. In Apertura - Group B, River are #2 and Aldosivi #14; River are 21 points ahead, 29 v 8.