River Plate fans vented their anger at the players after Marcelo Torres scored a penalty for Gimnasia at the Monumental Stadium. The incident happened in the second half of the match for date 14 of the Torneo Clausura. Marcelo Gallardo's team is dealing with a recent football crisis.
The match between River Plate and Gimnasia La Plata took place at the Monumental Stadium for date 14 of the Torneo Clausura. River was returning to its stadium after elimination from the Copa Argentina. The game was officiated by Nazareno Arasa and broadcast on ESPN Premium.
River's first half was lackluster, with murmurs from the stands at minute 44 and whistles at halftime. Facundo Colidio was injured at minute 15 and replaced by Cristian Jaime, leaving him in doubt for the next Superclásico against Boca. Gimnasia showed initiative, with a shot from Marcelo Torres near the crossbar at minute 33.
In the second half, with no initial changes, Gimnasia opened the scoring at minute 10 with a penalty converted by Marcelo Torres, following a VAR review at minute 7 for a foul by Juan Portillo. Immediately, at minute 19, River fans unleashed insults at the players with an aggressive chant, reflecting discontent over the team's poor collective performance at a key moment in the semester.
Despite attempts like a shot from Lautaro Rivero at minute 36, River failed to equalize. Nine minutes were added at the end. Before the match, fans supported Marcelo Gallardo, who is going through a tough time in his return to the club.
River lined up with Franco Armani; Fabricio Bustos, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Lautaro Rivero, Marcos Acuña; Kevin Castaño, Juan Carlos Portillo; Juan Fernando Quintero; Ian Subiabre, Facundo Colidio and Maximiliano Salas. Gimnasia played with Nelson Insfrán; Juan Pintado, Renzo Giampaoli, Enzo Martínez, Pedro Silva Torrejón; Augusto Max, Nicolás Barros Schelotto; Manuel Panaro, Alejandro Piedrahita, Bautista Merlini; Marcelo Torres.
