River Plate beat Gimnasia de La Plata 3-1.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   Torneo Apertura 1997
   Referee: RuscioAttendance: 14,539
2. 1. First half
   2. 15'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!SBSergio Alfredo Berti
   3. 27'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!RMRoberto C. Monserrat
   4. 44'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!JEJorge H. San Esteban
3. 1. Second half
   2. 89'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!JMJosé Marcelo Salas Melinao