Overview
- River Plate beat Carabobo 2-1 in Valencia at Misael Delgado Stadium to take control of their Copa Sudamericana group.
- A first-half VAR review gave River a penalty for a foul on Nicolás Viña, but Quintero’s shot was saved by goalkeeper Lucas Bruera.
- Carabobo went down to 10 men before the break when a VAR check upgraded Ángel Castillo’s yellow card to a red.
- Maxi Meza headed River in front from a Quintero corner, and Matías Núñez later leveled for Carabobo from the spot.
- After River keeper Santiago Beltrán was sent off late with no substitutions left, Viña finished in goal and Maxi Salas sealed the win with a lobbed finish in stoppage time.