Overview
- River lost the Superclásico 1-0 and finished the match with nine players after Lucas Martínez Quarta and Gonzalo Montiel were sent off in what the club calls a controversial game on Sunday.
- The club formally lodged a written request at AFA headquarters asking that Nicolás Ramírez not be assigned to River matches, a demand Di Carlo confirmed publicly.
- Di Carlo described the officiating as 'disastrous' and framed the complaint as a response to a pattern of disputed decisions, including earlier superclásicos and a contested penalty at Tigre, that he says implicate VAR operations and AFA oversight.
- Sporting leaders told interim coach Leonardo Ponzio he will stay in charge through the end of the year and that his longer-term role will be decided after a results-based evaluation.
- With suspensions and injuries forcing changes, Ponzio named a modified squad that promotes youth players for Thursday's trip to Aldosivi as River pursues the Clausura title and the only remaining path to Libertadores qualification while AFA has not yet responded to the club's request.