Overview
- River lost the Superclásico 1-0 at La Bombonera on Sunday and finished the match with nine players after the expulsions of Lucas Martínez Quarta and Gonzalo Montiel.
- President Stéfano Di Carlo confirmed on Wednesday that River filed a formal note at AFA headquarters asking that referee Nicolás Ramírez not be assigned to River matches again.
- Di Carlo described Ramírez’s handling of the Superclásico as ‘disastrous’ and linked the complaint to a pattern of disputed decisions, citing earlier incidents such as a penalty given against River at Tigre.
- The club kept Leonardo Ponzio as interim coach through the end of the Clausura and said his continuity will be decided at a year-end review after assessing results and sporting indicators.
- River defended recent heavy transfer spending as part of a multi-year rebuild and warned that recovery will take time while stressing that positive results are needed to secure continental qualification and shape coaching choices.