River Plate turn Galván’s opener into a 3-0 win at Belgrano

River Plate beat Belgrano Cordoba 3-0 in the Liga Profesional Argentina Clausura at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, securing the win after leading 1-0 at half-time.

Galván opens the scoring before the break

River Plate took the lead in the 45th minute when Tomás Ezequiel Galván scored a normal goal assisted by Gonzalo Montiel, making the score 0-1. Ángel Correa doubled the advantage in the 49th minute, with Lucas Beltran providing the assist for a 0-2 scoreline.

Thiago Almada completed the scoring in the 72nd minute. Galván supplied the assist as River moved 0-3 ahead, and that remained the final score.

River controlled the match despite Belgrano’s chances

River had 58% possession and completed 438 passes to Belgrano’s 302. The visitors also led total shots 14-12 and shots on goal 7-4, although Belgrano registered 11 shots inside the box compared with River’s 9. The expected-goals figures were 1.27 for River and 1.1 for Belgrano, showing that the scoreline was more decisive than that measure alone suggested.

Belgrano received yellow cards for Adrian Sanchez, Franco Vázquez and Lisandro López. River’s only yellow card went to Lucas Beltran.

Table impact and standout performer

Before kick-off, Belgrano went into the game third in Clausura - Group B with 22 points, while River were ninth with 17. After the result, Belgrano remain on 22 points from 13 games and River rise to 20 points from 13 games; Belgrano are two points ahead. Their positions are provisional because other results may still affect the table.

Correa was the standout performer, earning a 9.3 rating after 90 minutes, scoring two goals and recording four shots on target.