Overview
- Boca visits Newell’s in Rosario at 17:00 on Sunday with Andrés Merlos as referee and live coverage on TNT Sports.
- River hosts Rosario Central at 19:15 on Sunday with Nicolás Ramírez officiating and the match on ESPN Premium.
- Boca carries the boost of a penalty shootout win over O’Higgins that advanced them to the Copa Sudamericana last 16 while coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena is weighing changes to the starting lineup.
- River has recorded consecutive defeats and a Copa Argentina elimination that mark its worst start since the 1995 Clausura, and it will be without Marcos Acuña and Mauro Arambarri with Facundo González or Lautaro Rivero and Fausto Vera in line to replace them.
- River’s board has reopened talks to sign Thiago Almada with Atlético de Madrid and Flamengo also in contention, a developing negotiation that could alter River’s options if completed soon; early-season league points will shape coaching and transfer decisions across the Zona-structured Clausura.