Mexico's young and inexperienced side were inferior for much of the night and fell 0-2 to River Plate at the Estadio Monumental.
El Tri suffered in the first half, struggling to string together more than three passes. River Plate were the superior side from the get go and it only took eight minutes for the ball to find Giuliano Galoppo after a corner kick and the midfielder fired it into the top corner to open the scoring. The hosts kept having chances and in the 33rd minute, Miguel Borja blasted a shot from outside the box to beautifully double the lead going into halftime.
