The Athletic Club River Plate prepares to face a new challenge in its ambitious competition calendar: this Saturday, August 2 will play the 16th final of the Argentine Cup 2025 against San Martín de Tucumán. The meeting will take place at the Single Mother of Cities of Santiago del Estero, starting at 9:10 p.m., and will be televised by TyC Sports.
For Riverthe team led by Marcelo Gallardo, this match represents much more than a simple elimination crossing: it is an opportunity to consolidate its prominence in Argentine football and advance one of the tournaments that give direct access to the Copa Libertadores 2026.
River He reaches this commitment to an agenda loaded with objectives. In parallel to his participation in the Clausura Tournament, where he has had a promising start, and in the Copa Libertadores, where he will face Libertad de Paraguay for the round of 16 on August 14, the team seeks to leave recent frustrations in the Argentine Cup.
In the last two editions, the club was eliminated in this same instance, which has generated additional pressure to overcome the “I will be inherited” of not being able to advance beyond the 16vos. The rival on duty, San Martín de Tucumán, crosses a transition stage.
The team comes from an irregular streak in the First National, with just four points obtained in the last five games, which resulted in the departure of coach Ariel Martos. In its place, Mariano Campodónico assumed, who will debut at the bank against River, seeking to hit and revitalize a squad that needs results.
The Holy Tucuman accessed this instance after eliminating Columbus from Santa Fe by penalty, after drawing goals in regulatory time. From the football, River It has a widely superior squad in terms of hierarchy and quotation.
The casualties
While the millionaire team is valued at approximately USD 126 million, San Martín barely reaches USD 5 million. This abysmal difference in resources and talent forces River to impose conditions from the beginning.
Despite some sensitive casualties, such as the injury of Maxi Salas and the delay in the medical discharge of Sebastián Driussi, Gallardo has available a competitive team, with figures such as Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuña, Enzo Pérez and Facundo Colidio.
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