Overview
- Marcelo Gallardo rejected a question about his self-demand in a tense press conference exchange and said he takes responsibility for the team’s poor form.
- Right back Fabricio Bustos sustained a calf tear against Vélez and is expected to miss roughly two to three weeks as the playoffs begin.
- Local reports indicate River expects to have Lucas Martínez Quarta, Marcos Acuña, Gonzalo Montiel, Kevin Castaño and Matías Galarza available for the round of 16.
- Gallardo said the omissions of Paulo Díaz and Miguel Borja from the Vélez squad were technical decisions.
- If River does not win the Clausura, it needs a champion from Rosario Central, Boca or Argentinos Juniors to free a spot that would send River to the Libertadores preliminaries.