Overview
- River sits third in the annual table in the playoff slot and now likely needs wins over Boca on Nov. 9 at La Bombonera and Vélez plus favorable results elsewhere to reach the 2026 Libertadores.
- A VAR-reviewed foul led to Marcelo Torres’s winning penalty for Gimnasia, and in stoppage time Nelson Insfrán saved Miguel Borja’s spot‑kick that would have leveled the match.
- Supporters booed heavily and chanted “Que se vayan todos,” and Marcelo Gallardo canceled his post‑match press conference.
- Forward Facundo Colidio exited with a muscular problem and will undergo tests, putting his availability for the Superclásico in doubt.
- Club elections the same weekend installed Stefano Di Carlo as River’s new president, adding institutional change to the sporting crisis.