Overview

• River fell 2-1 at the Gigante de Arroyito, a result that complicates its standing in the annual table for Copa Libertadores qualification.
• Referee Yael Falcón Pérez sent off Juan Carlos Portillo early and later disallowed a Miguel Borja goal for offside, then added only four minutes of stoppage time.
• Marcelo Gallardo said teams must adapt and stay quiet because those who speak are sanctioned, while declining to detail specific calls from the match.
• He criticized playing during the FIFA window and said River will face Sarmiento with a depleted squad due to national-team call-ups and other absences.
• TN reported that assistant coach Hernán Buján was informed by the referee after a post-match incident in the tunnel, with a sanction expected to be announced in the coming days.