Overview
- Kickoff is 16:30 in Buenos Aires with TV on ESPN Premium and TNT Sports in Argentina and AFA Play via Fanatiz in the United States.
- Confirmed XIs: Boca starts Marchesín; Barinaga, Di Lollo, Costa, Blanco; Paredes, Delgado, Palacios, Zeballos; Merentiel, Giménez, while River goes with Armani; Montiel, Martínez Quarta, Paulo Díaz, Rivero, Acuña; Castaño, Portillo, Meza; Driussi, Salas.
- Juan Fernando Quintero and Enzo Pérez begin on the bench for River as Marcelo Gallardo opts for a five-man back line.
- Boca leads Zone A with 23 points and enters in better form, whereas River is sixth in Zone B with 21 after a poor run, though Gallardo recently extended his contract to 2026.
- Referee Nicolás Ramírez oversees the match with Héctor Paletta on VAR, and the city deployed more than 1,000 security personnel with stadium gates opening at 12:30.