CA River Plate cruised to a 3–0 home victory over CA Belgrano on matchday 13 of the Liga Profesional Apertura, powered by a brace from Tomas Galván and a second-half strike by Facundo Colidio.
The breakthrough arrived in the 36th minute when Galván opened the scoring for River Plate, giving the hosts a 1–0 lead that they carried into half-time. Belgrano struggled to create a response, and River tightened their grip on the match after the interval.
In the 52nd minute, Juan Cruz Meza replaced Ian Subiabre for River Plate, and the substitute quickly made his mark. Just six minutes later, Meza set up Colidio in the 58th minute, with the forward finishing to double the lead at 2–0.
River’s control was underlined in the 83rd minute when Galván struck again, this time assisted by Aníbal Moreno. His second goal of the night sealed a convincing 3–0 scoreline.
The match featured four yellow cards: Matías Viña for River Plate was booked on 45 minutes, while Belgrano’s Alcides Benítez and Alexis Maldonado saw yellow in the 61st and 74th minutes respectively. Lautaro Rivero Cruz picked up a late booking for River Plate in the 90th minute.
Belgrano made a series of substitutions in search of a way back, introducing Lautaro Gutierrez and Juan Velazquez in the 67th minute, followed by Ramiro Hernándes and Nicolás Fernández on 78 minutes. River Plate also refreshed their side, bringing on Facundo González and Juan Quintero in the 73rd minute and Joaquín Freitas in the 84th.
More detailed statistical data (such as possession, shots, and individual performance metrics) and full line-ups were not available at the time of writing.
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