Overview
- River defeated Independiente Rivadavia 3-1 at the Monumental, with Gonzalo Montiel scoring a first-half penalty and Tomás Galván adding two second-half goals while Álex Arce pulled one back for the visitors.
- Independiente Rivadavia president Daniel Vila publicly called referee Nicolás Ramírez “a bandit” and also accused Federico Beligoy, head of the refereeing body, of bias and said neither should referee the club again.
- Coach Alfredo Berti and players praised the team’s performance and said they competed well despite conceding a quick pair of second-half goals that changed the game’s momentum.
- Club sources and players pointed to an intense early-season schedule—eight matches in August—plus injuries and fatigue as factors that have strained the squad and complicated rotation.
- Vila referenced a prior contentious decision by Ramírez in the 2025 Copa Argentina final to underline his complaint, and coverage reports no formal protest or official response from refereeing authorities so far.