Overview

• River beat Racing 1-0 at Rosario Central’s Gigante de Arroyito, with Maximiliano Salas scoring in the 5th minute from a Facundo Colidio assist after a long pass by Marcos Acuña.
• Salas, jeered as a “traitor” by Racing fans, declined to celebrate against his former club.
• The match was paused about 10 minutes when flares from the Racing end filled the stadium with smoke and reduced visibility.
• Racing finished with 10 men after Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez received a second yellow card late for striking Lucas Martínez Quarta; Hernán Mastrángelo refereed.
• River advances to face Independiente Rivadavia in the semifinals, with Belgrano vs. Argentinos Juniors on the other side of the bracket, as Racing turns attention back to its Libertadores campaign.