Overview
- Marcelo Gallardo will make a last-minute call on Gonzalo Montiel, who is trying to shake off a knee sprain.
- Fabricio Bustos is unavailable with a muscle tear, narrowing River Plate’s options on the right side of defense.
- If Montiel is not fit, Gallardo is weighing 19-year-old Agustín Obregón at right-back or shifting center-back Sebastián Boselli to the flank.
- Lucas Martínez Quarta and Marcos Acuña return from suspension, and Kevin Castaño and Matías Galarza are back from international duty.
- Local reports say Sebastián Driussi and Maximiliano Salas are expected to start up front as River looks to rebound from recent poor form.