Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday at 20:30 at the Monumental, live on ESPN Premium with Nazareno Arasa refereeing.
- Gonzalo Montiel is ruled out with a knee sprain, and Sebastián Driussi has a left hamstring strain with Facundo Colidio expected to replace him.
- Probable River choices leave right back to Milton Casco or Fabricio Bustos and midfield battles involving Enzo Pérez, Juan Carlos Portillo, Cristian Jaime, and Ignacio Fernández, with Juan Fernando Quintero and Maximiliano Salas appearing in projected XIs.
- The match follows a Copa Argentina semifinal exit to Independiente Rivadavia on penalties and same-day club presidential elections that intensified scrutiny on the team.
- Gimnasia travels under interim coach Fernando Zaniratto after a 2-0 derby loss to Estudiantes, sits low in its zone, and lists a likely lineup led by goalkeeper Nelson Insfrán and forward Marcelo Torres.