River held 0-0 by Vélez, miss out on Libertadores via league table | OneFootball

River drew 0-0 against Vélez at the Amalfitani and was left without a chance to qualify for the Copa Libertadores through the annual table.

The Millonario, who was obliged to win and wait for Argentinos Juniors to lose against Estudiantes, did not have a good match nor the depth needed to open the scoring.

Marcelo Gallardo’s team never found its footing on the field at any point during the match and the only positive takeaway was the entry of the youth players: Acosta, Freitas, Obregón, and Subiabre were the ones who tried the most to attack Fortín.

Neither Lucas Martínez Quarta nor Marcos Acuña, who received their fifth yellow card against Boca and served a suspension, played. Kevin Castaño and Matías Galarza Fonda were called up by their national teams for this FIFA date. In addition, Maximiliano Meza, Gonzalo Montiel, and Facundo Colidio were ruled out due to injuries.

The Núñez side finished in sixth place in Zone B of the Torneo Clausura and, to qualify for the Libertadores, they must either become champions or hope that Rosario Central, Boca, or Argentinos Juniors do so.

Meanwhile, Barros Schelotto’s team finished in fourth place with 26 points.

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