River aim to regain ground against Independiente Rivadavia | OneFootball

River host Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza on Sunday in Torneo Clausura Zone B matchday eight, aiming to stay on track after Leonardo Ponzio’s winning debut.

Kick-off is 19:15 at the Estadio Monumental, live on TNT Sports. According to SuperDepor.com, Nicolás Ramírez will referee, with Hernán Mastrángelo on VAR.

River endured a poor start to the semester, exiting the Copa Argentina and Copa Sudamericana early, which led to Eduardo Coudet’s resignation.

Ponzio’s interim spell began last weekend with a 3-1 win over Banfield. That result lifted River to seven points and 11th in Zone B, and another victory would move them into the play-off chase.

Independiente Rivadavia, coached by Alfredo Berti, have been among Argentina’s most solid sides in 2026. They beat Racing 3-1 to climb to sixth in Zone B and stayed joint leaders of the annual table with Argentinos Juniors, their rivals for the league title.

Probable River XI: Santiago Beltrán, Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Nicolás Otamendi, Marcos Acuña, Fausto Vera, Tobías Andrada, Tomás Galván, Thiago Almada, Ángel Correa, Sebastián Driussi. Probable Independiente Rivadavia XI: Nicolás Bolcato, Alex Vigo, Leonard Costa, Iván Villalba, Leonel Bucca, Tomás Bottari, José Florentín, Gonzalo Ríos, Matías Fernández, Fabrizio Sartori, Alex Arce.

Source: SuperDepor.com

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