Overview
- River will face Aldosivi at Estadio José María Minella on Thursday at 15:00 in the last regular-season fixture of the Clausura with the match shown on ESPN Premium and TNT Sports.
- Gonzalo Montiel and Lucas Martínez Quarta were sent off in the Superclásico and are suspended for the game, though both travelled with the squad to Mar del Plata.
- Coach Leonardo Ponzio will replace the absent starters by starting Giovanni González at right back and Lautaro Rivero in central defense.
- Ponzio added two academy players, midfielder Elías Núñez and forward Felipe Esquivel, to the matchday group while midfielders Aníbal Moreno and Fausto Vera remain injured and unavailable.
- Thousands of fans greeted River on arrival and the result matters for momentum going into the playoffs; the AFA tribunal decision could extend suspensions and change River's defensive options for the postseason.