Overview
- Armani announced his departure in an emotional farewell press conference at the Monumental on Monday, July 13, 2026.
- He formally rescinded the contract that ran to year-end and will join Atlético Nacional in the coming days, with the Colombian club's preseason schedule requiring his immediate arrival and preventing a farewell match.
- Across eight and a half seasons at River Plate he played 366 official matches, won 10 titles and set a club record of 965 minutes without conceding a goal, with outlets reporting roughly 164 clean sheets.
- Reports and Armani's statements say his desire to keep competing and the rise of Santiago Beltrán as River's likely starting goalkeeper accelerated the decision to leave.
- River leaders and club legends attended the farewell and presented a commemorative plaque, and River must now move forward with Beltrán while Atlético Nacional prepares to integrate Armani into its preseason.