Overview

• Deportivo Riestra won 2-1 in Núñez for its first-ever victory at the Monumental and now leads Group B on 22 points.
• Riestra moved ahead in the all-time series with River, holding a 2–1–1 edge after just four top-flight meetings.
• A club-posted image of coach Gustavo “Tata” Benítez in tears inside the stadium went viral, encapsulating the night’s emotion.
• ESPN footage showed Riestra players lining up outside River’s dressing-room door to exchange shirts minutes after the match.
• Marcelo Gallardo took responsibility and asked fans’ forgiveness as River hit four defeats in a row, with “fin de ciclo” calls trending and a Copa Argentina quarterfinal vs Racing set for Thursday.