Saturday, April 9, 2011

River beat Banfield, return to the top

River Plate defeated Banfield 1-0 in the match for the ninth round of the Clausura Tournament and returned to the top at the game held at the Monumental stadium.

River's Mariano Pavone opened the score at 23' of the second half.

River: Juan Pablo Carrizo; Jonatan Maidana, Alexis Ferrero and Adalberto Román; Paulo Ferrari, Walter Acevedo, Matías Almeyda and Juan Manuel Díaz; Erik Lamela and Diego Buonanotte; Mariano Pavone. Coach: Juan José López.

Banfield: Enrique Bologna; Julio Barraza, Mauro Dos Santos, Víctor López or Favio Segovia or Alejandro Delfino and Marcelo Bustamante; Marcelo Quinteros, Maximiliano Bustos, Diego De Souza or Alejandro Delfino and Jonatan Gómez; Jorge Achucarro and Facundo Ferreyra. Coach: Sebastián Méndez.

Stadium: River.

Referee: Pablo Lunati.