Overview
- River prevailed 4-2 on penalties after a scoreless 90 minutes in Uruguay’s Serie Río de la Plata.
- Maximiliano Salas, Giuliano Galoppo, Tomás Galván and Ian Subiabre converted for River, while Gastón Togni and Leandro Umpiérrez scored for Peñarol.
- Goalkeeper Santiago Beltrán stopped Ignacio Alegre’s attempt in the shootout, and Julio Daguer missed over the bar for Peñarol.
- River controlled possession and territory but could not break a compact defense, with Matías Viña going close as Umpiérrez struck the crossbar at the other end.
- Marcelo Gallardo used the match to assess reinforcements and youth, including debuts for Matías Viña and Aníbal Moreno and an influential cameo from Subiabre, at Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel.