River Plate Wins Libertadores Match With Midfielder In Goal, No Substitutes
BUENOS AIRES - A COVID-19 outbreak and injury problems saw River Plate face Colombia's Santa Fe with midfielder Enzo Pérez playing in goal and no substitutes on the bench but the Argentines still emerged with a 2-1 win in Wednesday’s Copa Libertadores game.
With novel coronavirus cases surging in Argentina, River had 20 players test positive and others were injured, reducing their squad to 11 fit players for the match in Buenos Aires.