Overview
- Marcelo “Chelo” Torres scored from the spot to give Gimnasia a 1-0 win, its first victory in Núñez in 20 years.
- In stoppage time, referee Nazareno Arasa upheld a VAR-reviewed penalty for River, but Nelson Insfrán saved Miguel Borja’s kick.
- Home fans booed and chanted for sweeping changes, and Marcelo Gallardo canceled his post-match press conference.
- Facundo Colidio left in tears with a muscle injury and will undergo tests, putting his participation in the Nov. 9 Superclásico at La Bombonera (16:30) in doubt.
- River’s fourth straight home loss in the professional era deepened the club’s downturn and further endangered qualification via the annual table.