Overview

• Deportivo Riestra beat River Plate 2-1 away, with goals from Antony Alonso and Pedro David Ramírez after Giuliano Galoppo had briefly drawn River level.
• A potential River equalizer by Miguel Ángel Borja was ruled offside by referee Pablo Echavarría in the second half.
• River finished with ten men after Maximiliano Salas was sent off for a strong protest to the linesman late in the match.
• The result leaves Riestra atop Group B with a four-point cushion, dropping River to second place.
• River’s run of four straight defeats follows their recent Copa Libertadores exit and precedes Thursday’s Copa Argentina quarterfinal against Racing in Rosario.