The Colombian played the 90 minutes in Marcelo Gallardo's team and responded with a solid performance against Urawa Red Diamonds. Miguel Ángel Borja entered the second half.
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River Plate debuted with victory at the Club World Cup and left good feelings in its premiere in US lands. Marcelo Gallardo's team surpassed Urawa Red Diamonds in Seattle, within the framework of the Tournament E. Later, Monterrey and Inter Milan will complete.
One of the outstanding aspects was the participation of Colombian players. Kevin Castaño started in the midfield and fulfilled a solid performance with Enzo Pérez and Ignacio Fernández. Miguel Borja entered in the second half, who replaced an injured partner and had a clear chance barely stepped on the court.
River built his triumph with aerial forcefulness. Facundo Colidio opened the head scoring shortly before the break. Already in the complement, a defensive error of the Japanese team was used by Sebastián Driussi, who also turned head, although the play cost him an injury that forced him to leave. His replacement, Borja, was close to marking in his first intervention, but a defender frustrated the attempt.
Urawa reacted thanks to a penalty transformed by Yusuke Matsuo, although he failed to transfer that impulse to the rival area with sufficient clarity. River sentenced the match with another goal by Maximiliano Meza after a corner kick. Three goals by air gave the Argentine team a convincing victory in its premiere in Lumen Field.
Regarding individual performance, Castaño signed an outstanding presentation: 88 ball touches, 99% precision in passes (78 hits in 79 attempts) and victory in both duels for bass, according to sofascore data, which described it with 7.2. Borja, on the other hand, had a more discreet participation.
River will return to action on Saturday, June 21, when in front of Monterrey at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles at 8:00 pm (Colombian time), in a duel that could be decisive to the group.
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