Lautaro Rivero’s 33rd-minute goal lifts River Plate past Racing Club

Rivero breaks the deadlock

River Plate beat Racing Club 1-0 at El Monumental, with the only goal arriving in the 33rd minute. Lautaro Rivero finished to put River ahead, assisted by Ángel Correa, and the score remained 1-0 at half-time and full-time.

River created the clearer chances. Their expected-goals figure was 1.61 to Racing’s 0.48, while they registered 12 total shots against nine and five shots on goal against three. Racing had more possession at 55%, compared with River’s 45%, but could not turn that control into an equaliser. River also made 351 accurate passes to Racing’s 342.

Discipline and late changes

Racing collected four yellow cards: Matías Zaracho in the 40th minute, Ezequiel Cannavo in the 42nd, Alejandro Joaquín Tello in the 59th and Tomás Conechny in the 66th. River’s only booking went to Lucas Silva in the 88th minute. Both teams made substitutions after the interval, but the score did not change.

River move provisionally fourth

River rose from 20 to 23 points in Clausura - Group B and are provisionally fourth after 14 games. Racing stayed on 12 points and are provisionally 13th. River are now 11 points ahead of Racing, while Rosario Central lead the table with 28 points.

Rivero was the standout performer, earning an 8.4 rating after 90 minutes and scoring the winner. Correa also made a decisive contribution with one assist and four key passes.