Overview
- Teenage goalkeeper Santiago Beltrán started with Franco Armani and Ezequiel Centurión unavailable through injury.
- New signings Fausto Vera and Matías Viña made their first appearances in the preseason opener.
- Millonarios’ Diego Novoa saved an earlier penalty from Agustín Ruberto before Juan Carlos Portillo was sent off late.
- The match formed part of the Serie Río de la Plata and was streamed on Disney+ Premium, with ESPN Premium carrying it in Argentina.
- River remains in Uruguay for Peñarol on January 17 as the Torneo Apertura kickoff approaches later in January.