Rodrigo Auzmendi Leads San Lorenzo Past River Plate 2-1 at Monumental — River Plate Vs San Lorenzo

Rodrigo Auzmendi opened the scoring and San Lorenzo beat River 2-1 in river plate vs san lorenzo at the Monumental. The win sent San Lorenzo through in the octavos de final of the Torneo Apertura and knocked River out in the round of 16.

Auzmendi Starts the Breakthrough

At 36 minutes of the first half, Orlando Gill launched a long goal kick that started the move, Nahuel Barrios won a divided ball, and Auzmendi finished it with a header for 1-0. River had already been forced to chase the match from behind, and that first strike changed the pace inside the Monumental.

Matias Reali then left San Lorenzo with one less player after a hard tackle on Tomás Galván. The red card put more weight on the opening goal and turned the rest of the match into a longer defensive test.

Rivero, Acuña, and Extra Time

River found its reply through Marcos Acuña, who equalized after a great assist from Juan Fernando Quintero. That goal took the game to extra time after 90 minutes ended level.

San Lorenzo answered again in the first half of extra time. Facundo Gulli delivered a precise free kick and Fabricio López connected with a header for the 2-1 lead that River could not erase.

The result fit the way San Lorenzo had to survive the night: it scored first, lost Reali, and still found a second goal before the match could drift toward penalties. Auzmendi's form also carried into another stage of the tournament, with the forward adding to goals he has already scored in the Torneo Apertura, Copa Sudamericana, and Copa Argentina.

San Lorenzo Advances

River's exit came at the Monumental, where San Lorenzo handled the pressure after playing much of the match with one fewer player. The round of 16 now belongs to San Lorenzo, while River is left with the cost of a 2-1 defeat decided in extra time.