Alvarez strikes again as champions River Plate sign off with draw

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Julian Alvarez scored a late equalizer as champions River Plate drew 1-1 at Atletico Tucuman in their final match of the Argentine Primera Division season on Saturday.

The hosts took the lead in the fifth minute when Yonathan Cabral volleyed home a spectacular left-footed effort following a corner.

River squared the ledger shortly after the hour mark courtesy of Alvarez,