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River Plate face Independiente Rivadavia in Ponzio’s first home match as coach

From Clarín · () Spanish

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  • River Plate host Independiente Rivadavia at the Monumental in the eighth round of Group B in Argentina’s 2026 Clausura tournament.
  • The match is Leonardo Ponzio’s first home game as River’s coach after a winning debut against Banfield.
  • Nicolás Ramírez is the referee, Hernán Mastrángelo oversees VAR, and TNT Sports Premium holds the broadcast rights.

River Plate host Independiente Rivadavia on Sunday at Buenos Aires’ Monumental in the eighth round of Group B in Argentina’s 2026 Clausura tournament. It is Leonardo Ponzio’s first match at the stadium as River’s coach after his side opened his tenure with a win against Banfield.

Nicolás Ramírez will referee the match, with Hernán Mastrángelo in charge of VAR. TNT Sports Premium will broadcast the game.

River’s possible lineup is Santiago Beltrán; Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Nicolás Otamendi and Marcos Acuña; Tobías Andrada, Fausto Vera, Tomás Galván and Thiago Almada; Ángel Correa and Sebastián Driussi. Independiente Rivadavia could start Nicolás Bolcato; Alex Vigo, Leonard Costa, Iván Villalba and Leonel Bucca; Tomás Bottari and José Florentín; Gonzalo Ríos, Matías Fernández and Fabrizio Sartori; and Alex Arce, coached by Alfredo Berti.

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