On Monday, November 24, at 19:15 local time, a decisive match for the Round of 16 of the 2025 Clausura tournament will take place at the Presidente Juan Domingo Perón stadium in Avellaneda, popularly known as El Cilindro. Racing Club will face River Plate to determine which team advances to the quarter-finals, where the winner will face the victor of the Lanús vs. Tigre match.
Racing secured third place in Zone A with 25 points, the same as Unión, but was relegated due to an inferior goal difference (+3 compared to +7). In their recent matches, Racing defeated Newell's Old Boys (1-0) and Defensa y Justicia (1-0), and drew with Central Córdoba (0-0) and Flamengo (0-0) in the Copa Libertadores.
River Plate finished sixth in Zone B with 22 points, surpassing Gimnasia de La Plata on goal difference (+5 versus -2). In their latest games, River drew with Vélez Sarsfield (0-0), lost to Boca Juniors (0-2) and Gimnasia (0-1), and were eliminated on penalties by Independiente Rivadavia in the Copa Argentina after a 0-0 draw.
The most recent encounter between the two teams was on October 2, 2025, in the quarter-finals of the Copa Argentina, where River Plate won 1-0 with a goal from Maximiliano Salas. Prior to that, on December 14, 2024, Racing won 1-0 in the final matchday of the Liga Profesional, also with a goal from Salas, who was later transferred to River Plate.
The match will be refereed by Facundo Tello, and the broadcast will be available on ESPN Premium.
