Overview
- An electrical storm alert in Buenos Aires forced River Plate to delay its Friday flight to Santiago del Estero until Saturday at 11:00.
- Players returned to their homes overnight and will reconvene at the River Plate training base Saturday morning before departure.
- River Plate is set to meet San Martín de Tucumán at 21:10 in the Copa Argentina Round of 16 in Santiago del Estero.
- Maxi Salas and Lucas Martínez Quarta have been sidelined by medial collateral ligament sprains and Sebastián Driussi remains without medical clearance.
- Marcelo Gallardo promoted reserve top scorer Bautista Dadín and included Giorgio Costantini to reinforce the squad for the cup tie.