Overview

• Kickoff is at 21:15 at the Estadio Ciudad de Lanús–Néstor Díaz Pérez, with Leandro Rey Hilfer refereeing and Yamil Possi on VAR.
• The match is televised live in Argentina exclusively on ESPN Premium, with streaming access via Flow, DGO and Telecentro Play.
• River sits first in Group B with 11 points and no losses, while Lanús is fifth on nine after three wins in five matches.
• Marcelo Gallardo plans heavy rotation, keeping only Franco Armani, Gonzalo Montiel and Giuliano Galoppo from the Libertadores lineup; Maximiliano Salas returns, Marcos Acuña, Enzo Pérez and Nacho Fernández rest, Paulo Díaz is out with a physical issue and Gonzalo “Pity” Martínez remains sidelined.
• The fixture closes the night’s card as Independiente vs. Platense is postponed due to Independiente’s stadium closure after Copa Sudamericana incidents.