Overview

• Maximiliano Salas netted at five minutes from a Facundo Colidio assist and chose not to celebrate against his former club.
• Play was halted for roughly ten minutes in Rosario after Racing supporters ignited flares that filled the stadium with smoke.
• Racing striker Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez was sent off in stoppage time with a second yellow following a blow to Lucas Martínez Quarta.
• Post-match scuffles erupted, including an incident shown on TV in which Adrián Balboa spat at Marcos Acuña and separate confrontations involving Salas and ex-teammates.
• River advances to face Independiente Rivadavia in the Copa Argentina semifinals, in a match that also featured both fanbases together for a rare return to shared stands.