Overview
- The match kicks off at 16:45 at Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini, airs on ESPN Premium, and will be officiated by Facundo Tello with Lucas Novelli on VAR.
- Godoy Cruz arrives 27th in the aggregate table and within five points of the drop after a coaching change to Walter Ribonetto and a four-game winless run.
- Independiente Rivadavia is winless in four league matches and sits 13th, with a Copa Argentina semifinal against River identified as the club’s key objective.
- Supporters from both clubs held large pre-match banderazos, while stadium access is limited to home fans for the fixture.
- The teams drew 1–1 in their Apertura meeting at Malvinas Argentinas, and local reporting cited an AI prediction favoring a tight 1–0 home win, presented as a forecast rather than fact.