River's trident, in Champions League mode: Mastantuono, Driussi and Colidio opened the scoring and proved Muñeco Gallardo right.

In Europe, there's a lot of talk about attacking tridents. In the current Champions League, which is dazzling the world, the following shine, among others, are Lamal-Lewandowski-Raphinha at Barcelona , ​​Rodrygo-Mbappé-Vinicius at Real Madrid , and Doué-Dembelé-Kvaratskhelia at PSG . But it's also possible in South America, and Marcelo Gallardo opted for three players to make up River 's attack, even relegating Miguel Borja, the top scorer. And time has proven Muñeco right, because Sebastián Driussi , Facundo Colidio , and Franco Mastantuono are unbeatable: on Thursday night, they scored all three goals in the great victory in Guayaquil .

The numbers don't lie. In the first 17 matches of the year, River Plate scored 15 goals . Of those, three were from Colidio and two from Mastantuono. Driussi's goals, meanwhile, were slow in coming, but they all came together: his goal in Ecuador was his fifth in a row.

The key match for Núñez's team was their 3-0 win over Gimnasia in La Plata. The goal was opened at the Bosque . In the last five matches, River Plate scored 14 goals , almost the same number as in the first 17 games. And it was during this period of the click that the trident was revealed. To Driussi's five goals, we must add three from Mastantuono and two from Colidio. Yes, those up front have scored 71 percent of the Millonario 's goals since the clash against Lobo. Before, they had scored 33%.

The only bad thing of the night for Núñez's attacking side was the early exit of Driussi, who didn't play in the second half . It remains to be seen whether he felt discomfort or was simply a precaution. It's worth remembering that River will host Barracas Central on Monday in the round of 16 of the local tournament.

“We played a great game and we're happy. We came here to win, and we did. Playing on these fields and in the Copa Libertadores isn't easy,” Driussi said from the field. He concluded: “Personally, I'm happy for the goal and for having been able to help the team.”

" It was a great victory . We didn't come here to speculate and tried to attack with a lot of people. We were also decisive. In the second half, we gave the opponent a chance to get into the game. These are things that need to be corrected. But after that, we didn't suffer and we handled it intelligently," Marcelo Gallardo added in a press conference. He continued: "Driussi finished with a slight strain on his adductor muscle. We're making a great effort to play every three or four days and with great intensity." He clarified: "The game in Barracas is going to be a tough one, and we'll see how we recover. We'll analyze it."

River Plate won in Ecuador and is on track to qualify for the Libertadores. They're also dreaming because their attacking trident opened up the scoring and keeps scoring.