Overview
- River leads Group H with 7 points and plays in Valencia on Thursday at 21:30 Argentina time, with direct qualification possible if it wins and Bragantino fails to beat Blooming.
- Coach Eduardo Coudet plans to field mostly alternate players to rest starters for the domestic round of 16 against San Lorenzo this weekend.
- The match will air exclusively on DirecTV’s DSports channel and the DGo streaming platform.
- Paraguayan referee Derlis Fabián López will officiate, with Fernando López in charge of VAR.
- Local tickets sold out at the 12,000-seat Misael Delgado, and police tightened the stadium perimeter as few River fans are expected due to costly travel.