Videos: Key first-half moments from River v Rosario Central | OneFootball

At 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, the match between River and Rosario Central kicked off in the semifinals of the 2026 Apertura Tournament. The game, officiated by Nicolás Ramírez, is already underway at the Monumental stadium and can be watched live on television on ESPN Premium and TNT Sports.

In the first half, Sebastián Driussi suffered a hard foul from Franco Ibarra and immediately asked to be substituted, clearly distressed and anguished by intense knee pain. He was replaced by Joaquín Freitas, and the outlook regarding the former Austin player’s injury is not good. In the 31st minute, Jeremías Ledesma saved a penalty taken by Gonzalo Montiel after Gastón Ávila elbowed Lucas Martínez Quarta inside the box, which resulted in a yellow card for the defender who formerly played for Ajax. At the end of the opening 45 minutes, the score is 0-0.

El Millonario reached the final four of the tournament by defeating Gimnasia de La Plata 2-0 at home, thanks to goals from Driussi and Lucas Martínez Quarta. They have lost only two of their last 16 matches, so they will look to keep the good run going and reach the final of the first tournament of the season in the top tier of Argentine football.

El Canalla, meanwhile, also played at home in the quarterfinals and eliminated Racing with a 2-1 win thanks to goals from Gastón Ávila and Enzo Copetti (Matías Zaracho had temporarily equalized for La Academia). Led by Ángel Di María, they will try to get over the hump and win a title on the pitch after the controversy surrounding the trophy they received for being the best team in the overall standings in 2025.

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