Overview
- The Buenos Aires sports-security agency APREVIDE reversed its three-game closure, authorizing full attendance for Racing vs. River at the Cilindro.
- Racing had been sanctioned for inadequate control after supporters used pyrotechnics against Flamengo, an incident that left at least two people with minor burns.
- Club president Diego Milito and secretary Kevin Feldman met with AFA chief Claudio Tapia and provincial authorities before the decision, with Racing committing to investigate and sanction those responsible.
- The club already served one match behind closed doors on November 8 against Defensa y Justicia, and the remaining dates were vacated under the new ruling.
- The octavos fixture is scheduled for Monday, November 24 at 19:30 in Avellaneda, with Facundo Tello appointed as referee and APREVIDE warning it could reimpose sanctions in case of recurrence.