Overview

• Antony Alonso opened the scoring from a corner in the 11th minute, Giuliano Galoppo equalized, and Pedro Ramírez put Riestra back ahead early in the second half.
• A potential River Plate equalizer by Miguel Ángel Borja was disallowed by VAR for offside.
• River finished with ten men after Maximiliano Salas was shown a straight red card for protesting late in the second half.
• The result handed River a fourth consecutive loss across competitions following their Copa Libertadores elimination.
• Riestra’s disciplined back-five plan frustrated the hosts and preserved first place in Group B, as River pivots to a Copa Argentina quarterfinal against Racing Club.