The monumental stadium of River Plate finally didn’t see the Guaje score, despite the two clear opportunities that he had to score in the Argentinean goal.

The forward was part of the starting 11 once again given by Vicente del Bosque, against a renewed team and wishing to recover from the bad performance of the last world cup.

Despite the final result of 4-1, the game had sections where the Reds could have made the result tighter. One of them was a shot to the post of the asturian player, after an incursion from the left wing.

Again in the first half he would enjoy another opportunity, in a free throw that hit Mascherano’s back and then the post. In the second half the coach decided to let him rest after the match against Liechtenstein and the trip to South America.

All in, it was a happy day for villa, who along with his other teammates woke up in Buenos Aires as the winner of the Sports Príncipe de Asturias Award.