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·3 March 2026
With no Gallardo on the bench, River name their starting XI for tonight

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·3 March 2026

River Plate visits Independiente Rivadavia this Monday from 21:30 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, for the 8th round of the Torneo Apertura. The team will be temporarily managed by Marcelo Escudero following the departure of Marcelo Gallardo.

Probable lineup for Ind. Rivadavia: Nicolás Bolcato; Alejo Osella, Iván Villalba, Leonard Costa, Sheyko Studer, Juan Manuel Elordi; José Florentín, Gonzalo Ríos, Matías Fernández; Fabrizio Sartori and Sebastián Villa.
River's lineup: Santiago Beltrán; Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Lautaro Rivero, Marcos Acuña; Fausto Vera, Aníbal Moreno; Ian Subiabre, Joaquín Freitas, Tomás Galván; Sebastián Driussi.
In the lead-up, Germán Pezzella spoke about Gallardo's departure and stated that it was a "strictly sporting" decision. The defender acknowledged that the team was not up to the mark and called for unity to turn the situation around.
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