River Plate secured a 2-2 draw against Independiente del Valle in Quito, Ecuador. Independiente del Valle took an early lead with a brace from Claudio Spinelli. However, River Plate's substitutions of Giuliano Galoppo and Ignacio Fernández proved crucial, leading to a comeback. Galoppo scored one goal, and Fernández's shot resulted in a rebound goal by Sebastián Driussi.
This draw maintains River Plate's lead in Group B of the Copa Libertadores with 5 points. Independiente del Valle has 4 points, while Universitario sits last with 3 points.
River Plate will next face Boca Juniors in a Superclásico on Sunday and then play Barcelona in Guayaquil on May 8th for their next Copa Libertadores match.