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River Plate into Club World Cup final

Xinhua, December 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

Argentine club River Plate nipped Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 on Wednesday to advance into the Club World Cup final.

Lucas Alario headed home the winner at the 72nd minute after goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero pulled off a string of superb saves to keep out the Japanese club

River will take on either Barcelona or China's Guangzhou Evergrande in Sunday's final in Yokohama. Endi