Overview

• River Plate and Racing Club will meet in the Copa Argentina quarterfinals, but the match still has no confirmed date or venue, with Córdoba or Mendoza reported as options.
• Maximiliano Salas, now at River, played down any hostility, praised Marcos Rojo's professionalism, and said he remains in contact with former Racing teammates.
• Reports indicate River signed Salas by meeting a release clause near 10 million dollars, a move that angered Racing supporters and leadership.
• Racing president Diego Milito publicly labeled Salas's exit a disappointment, which the forward countered by denying he had given any promise to stay.
• Gustavo Costas also addressed the Gabriel Arias substitution controversy, acknowledging he made a mistake and saying he apologized to the goalkeeper.