On October 12 they beat River Plate (0-2) for the 15th date of the Clausura. With the victory of Albiazul, Kelito needs a miracle not to lose the category: if Sportivo Luqueño wins Olimpia on Monday, in 2022 he will play in Intermediate. On the other hand, the cast of Itauguá is close to permanence and sleeps in the Copa Sudamericana area.
No margin for error, River Plate received October 12 ° with the aim of staying alive in the First division and for this he had to add three. El Kelito moved his home to Arsenio Erico due to the state of his stadium. The cast of Itauguá, winning, would leave the rival on duty with one foot in the Intermediate and sleep in the qualifying zone for the Copa Sudamericana 2022.
River Plate took the leading role from the start. At 4 ′, Rodolfo Rodríguez was already demanded after a powerful shot from Fredy Vera. However, the good start was diminishing to such an extent that the visit more frequently stepped on the rival area. Product of this panorama, Danilo Ortiz put in offensive function gave the first warning to the 13 ‘.
Two minutes later, inside the area, Luis Neri Caballero crashed a shot into the left post of R. Rodríguez’s goal. This was the last of the Kelito before the visiting domain that moved on the scoreboard. In fact, seconds after that action, an assist from José Ariel Núñez left Richard Salinas ahead, who took a cross shot and shook the nets.
Dangerous situations were accumulating in the River Plate area, on October 12 he flirted with the second who did not arrive. The post denied Núñez the goal at 21 ‘and a header from Paulo da Silva passed very close to the goal at 22’.
Before the close of the first half, Kelito stroked the tie. A false start by R. Rodríguez gave Caballero the chance, who wasted at 39 ‘. And at 45 ′, the visiting goalkeeper showed off with a cover to Mario Otazú’s creeping shot.
For the complement, River Plate entered with more ambition in search of the goal. For great passages of the meeting he maintained possession in the rival zone, although it was difficult for him to generate ideas. Caballero’s forehead at 68 ‘licked R. Rodríguez’s left post.
On October 12, he grouped well and hoped to liquidate with a backlash. The local coach, Iván Almeida played with offensive changes, allowing the entry of Igor Goularte and Guillermo Beltrán. The visit brought danger with the ball stopped, when from a corner kick, Ortiz crashed the ball against the post.
At 85 ′ came the goal that defined the game, and practically the luck of River Plate in the First Division. Salinas, after a counterattack, put in a precise center that was connected by Julio Doldán and made it 0-2. Only the drive and the desire were not enough for the Kelito. At 89 ′, Salinas eluded goalkeeper Federico Cristóforo, but somewhat uncomfortable and instead of giving the ball, he defined over the goal.
River Plate put the ball in the rival area and at 93 ′, in consecutive actions, it was the closest it came to the goal in the complement. With a victory for Sportivo Luqueño on Monday against Olimpia, Kelito will be relegated. On the other hand, on October 12 he is approaching permanence, he entered the classification zone for the South American Cup 2022 with this triumph and he is snatching the ticket from the Luque cast.
