Overview
- Eduardo Coudet confirmed at a Monumental press conference that he is leaving River after the team was eliminated on penalties by Independiente Santa Fe.
- President Stéfano Di Carlo and sporting director Enzo Francescoli joined the announcement and the club followed with an official statement naming Leonardo Ponzio as interim coach.
- Initial reports that reserve coach Marcelo Escudero would lead the squad were superseded when the club confirmed Ponzio will oversee training and preparations for the upcoming league match against Banfield.
- River's board has opened a search for a permanent replacement, with media reports listing Hernán Crespo, Pablo Aimar, Gabriel Milito and Diego Cocca among early candidates but with no negotiations advanced.
- Coudet had publicly said weeks earlier he would step down if results did not improve, and his short tenure was marked by cup eliminations, a loss in the Superclásico and sustained fan protests that increased pressure on the club.