Overview
- Gastón Martiarena forced the decisive goal in stoppage time after a scramble in River’s area to seal the 3-2 win.
- Santiago Solari opened the scoring for Racing inside four minutes with a header from a Gabriel Rojas cross.
- Marcelo Gallardo introduced Ian Subiabre, Juanfer Quintero and Giuliano Galoppo early in the second half, and River netted twice in minutes to lead 2-1.
- Racing equalized via a Martínez Quarta own goal before pushing for the late winner at the Cilindro de Avellaneda.
- The result ended a 12-year wait for Racing to eliminate River in a knockout tie and extended the team’s Clausura unbeaten run to 10 matches.