Belgrano Cordoba vs River Plate 0-3

River Plate won 3-0 at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes after three second-half goals turned a tight contest into a clear away victory. Tomás Ezequiel Galván opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time, and Ángel Correa and Thiago Almada finished the job.

The breakthrough came three minutes into first-half stoppage time, when Tomás Ezequiel Galván scored from Gonzalo Montiel's assist to make it 1-0. River held that lead through the interval, with the half-time score Belgrano Cordoba 0-1 River Plate.

River doubled the advantage on 49 minutes, as Ángel Correa finished Lucas Beltran's pass for 2-0. Thiago Almada then made it 3-0 in the 72nd minute from Tomás Ezequiel Galván's assist. Belgrano made two changes on 68 minutes and two more on 79 minutes, while River also used two changes on 68 minutes before another on 73 minutes and 82 minutes. The lead never changed hands after the break, and River also had a late VAR call go against them when Correa's goal was cancelled in the 90th minute plus 2.

The numbers showed a closer game than the scoreline. River had 58% of the possession, 500 passes to Belgrano's 359, 14 shots to 12 and 7 on target to 4. They also won 7 corners to 4 and finished with 1.27 xG to 1.1, while Belgrano had 2 offsides to River's 0 and both sides made 4 saves.

Belgrano collected three yellow cards, for Adrian Sanchez on 45 minutes plus 8, Franco Vázquez on 51 minutes and Lisandro López on 61 minutes. River's only booking went to Lucas Beltran on 67 minutes. A VAR check on 29 minutes had already cancelled a red card for Lisandro López, and a later VAR review confirmed Galván's opener at 45 minutes plus 3.