River vs. Vélez faced each other on Monday, May 29, for matchday 18 of the Argentine Professional League . The sports contest, which took place at the José Amalfitani Stadium (Buenos Aires), started at 7:30 PM (Peru time, 9:30 PM in Argentina) and was broadcasted through ESPN, Star Plus, and Futbol Libre TV. On this occasion, the match ended in a 2-2 draw. Rojas and Beltrán scored for the 'Millonario', while Pratto and Ortega scored for the 'Fortín'.
River vs. Vélez Lineups
- River: Franco Armani; Herrera, Rojas, González Pirez, Casco; Aliendro, De la Cruz (Matias Kranevitter, 65′), Nacho Fernández (Jose Paradela, 79′); Ezequiel Barco (Agustin Palavecino, 85′), Pablo Solari, and Miguel Borja (Lucas Beltran, 65′). Goals: Robert Rojas (26′) and Lucas Beltrán (82′).
- Vélez: Gastón Gómez; Tomás Guidara, Lautaro Giannetti, Diego Godín, Francisco Ortega, Christian Ordóñez, Damían Fernández, Gianluca Prestianni (Santiago Castro, 80′), Elías Cabrera (Julian Fernandez, 76′), Lucas Janson, and Lucas Pratto. Goals: Lucas Pratto (52′) and Francisco Ortega (87′).