Overview
- River sits on 52 points in the annual table, which currently places the team in Copa Sudamericana qualification rather than the Copa Libertadores.
- Argentinos Juniors’ 1-0 victory over Belgrano moved them to 54 points and pushed River out of the three Libertadores berths allocated via the annual standings.
- To qualify via the table, River must beat Vélez on Nov. 16 and need Argentinos not to win at Estudiantes; if Argentinos draw, River must win by at least two goals.
- River can also qualify directly by winning the Torneo Clausura, which would grant a group-stage place in the 2026 Libertadores.
- Platense (Apertura), Independiente Rivadavia (Copa Argentina), and annual-table qualifiers Rosario Central and Boca already have spots, and if an already-qualified team wins the Clausura the fourth-placed team in the annual table would take the repechaje berth.