River and Rosario Central battle for first Apertura finalist | OneFootball

The Millionaire and the Rascal will face off this Saturday at a packed Monumental in search of a place in the championship final.

River Plate and Rosario Central will headline a tension-filled and highly anticipated semifinal this Saturday in the Torneo Apertura. The match will kick off at 7:30 p.m. at the Más Monumental stadium and will decide the tournament’s first finalist.

The team coached by Eduardo Coudet comes in on a high after eliminating Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata with a solid 2-0 win in Núñez thanks to goals from Sebastián Driussi and Lucas Martínez Quarta. Before that, the Millionaire had come through a dramatic series against San Lorenzo, which it ended up winning on penalties after a suspense-filled match.

For its part, Rosario Central arrives at the Monumental surrounded by controversy after knocking out Racing Club with a 2-1 victory. Referee Darío Herrera’s officiating came under heavy fire from Avellaneda, especially over the straight red shown to Adrián Martínez and the later sending-off of Marco Di Césare.

The criticism was so intense that even Racing president Diego Milito publicly expressed his anger over the refereeing decisions. That backdrop has raised the temperature even further ahead of a semifinal that promises plenty of intensity on and off the field.

On the football side, one of the biggest attractions will be Ángel Di María’s return to the Monumental wearing the Rosario Central shirt, adding a special element to a match of enormous importance.

The match will be refereed by Nicolás Ramírez, while Silvio Trucco will be in charge of VAR. The stadium will be packed to back River on a night that promises to become one of the hottest matches of the semester.

Probable lineups

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