River Plate beat Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy) 1-3. Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy) played with ten from minute 35.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   Torneo Apertura 1997
   Referee: LamolinaAttendance: 10,144
2. 1. First half
   2. 8'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!CSCarlos Morales Santos
   3. 35'
      ARG
      Red card
      LOLobo
3. 1. Second half
   2. 67'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!JMJosé Marcelo Salas Melinao
   3. 76'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!SBSergio Alfredo Berti
   4. 89'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!MCMartín Alejandro Cardetti