Overview

• River hosts Deportivo Riestra on Sunday at 18:00 at the Monumental with a chance to reclaim the Zone B lead in the Torneo Clausura.
• Enzo Pérez is out with a knee cut that required seven stitches, and Juan Carlos Portillo is sidelined by an iliac-crest trauma for both the league game and the cup tie.
• Kevin Castaño or youngster Agustín De la Cuesta are the leading options to cover the holding role, with Ignacio Fernández and Giuliano Galoppo expected to continue in midfield.
• Franco Armani is set to start in goal, with full-back rotation likely for Fabricio Bustos and Milton Casco, and Lucas Martínez Quarta partnering Paulo Díaz in central defense.
• Up front, Miguel Borja and Facundo Colidio are in contention while Maximiliano Salas could be preserved to arrive fully fit for the Copa Argentina match against Racing.