Atlético River Plate Club prepares to face Club Ciudad de Bolívar in its first match of the 2025 Argentina Cup. The match will take place at the Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero and will be broadcast by TyC Sports at 9:15 PM, with Sebastián Martínez as the referee.
River Plate, with Jeremías Ledesma in goal and standout players like Enzo Pérez and Miguel Borja in the lineup, seeks to leave behind its inconsistent performance in the 2025 Apertura Tournament and advance in the competition. Despite being favored due to its history and squad, the team cannot afford to underestimate Ciudad de Bolívar.
The team coached by Marcelo Gallardo has the task of overcoming a lower-ranked opponent, Ciudad de Bolívar, which competes in the Federal A. The team from the interior of the country comes off a victory in its last match in the Argentina Cup, where Khalil Caraballo was one of the standout players, scoring two goals.
River Plate arrives at the match with significant absences due to injuries and national team call-ups, which adds to its instability in performance. The winner of this match will face San Martín de Tucumán in the next phase of the tournament.
The probable lineups present River with Ledesma; Buscos, González Pirez, Gattoni, Acuña or Casco; Aliendro, Pérez, Meza; Mastantuono, Subiabre, and Borja, while Ciudad de Bolívar would align Biscardi; Paredes, Navarro, Martínez, Lapetina; Yeri, Pereyra, Schonfeld; González; Duarte and Caraballo.
The match between River Plate and Ciudad de Bolívar promises to be intense, with both teams looking to advance in the Argentina Cup in this first stage of direct elimination. The expectation is on how the millionaire team will perform against a rival that will try to create a surprise in the tournament.
