River Plate 1 Emelec 0: Gallardo achieves his 100th River victory

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Blaise Bourgeois·20 April 2018

River Plate 1 Emelec 0: Gallardo achieves his 100th River victory

River Plate triumphed in Guayaquil by defeating Emelec 1-0 in the Copa Libertadores to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 10.

With the victory, Marcelo Gallardo achieved his 100th victory in charge of Los Milonarios.

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In a half that was anything but exciting, Gonzalo Martínez served a ball from the left wing and found the head of Javier Pinola to open the scoring in the 44th minute.

FÚTBOL PROFESIONAL: ¿No lo viste? Acá te dejamos el gol de Jarier Pinola, para abrir el marcador 1-0 frente a Emelec.¡¡¡VAMOS RIVER!!! pic.twitter.com/GnVS4tvJvY
– Friday, 20 April 2018

In the second half, the Ecuadorians weren’t able to equalise, as they took 17 shots but only were able to put three on frame. Marlon de Jesús and Joao Rojas were close, as well as Dixon Arroyo.

After three of six matches, River Plate moves into a virtual tie at the top of Group 4 with Flamengo at five points, with Santa Fe (three) and Emelec (one) trailing behind.