Soccer-Geography exam on hold as River's Mastantuono nets stunner

Soccer Football - Argentine Primera Division - River Plate v Boca Juniors - Estadio Mas Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - April 27, 2025 River Plate's Franco Mastantuono celebrates after the match REUTERS/Rodrigo Valle

(Reuters) -Franco Mastantuono took time out from preparing for a geography exam to score a spectacular curling free kick which helped River Plate beat arch-rivals Boca Juniors 2-1 in Sunday's Argentine Superclasico.

"Preparing for the geography exam," River Plate posted on X on Monday with a picture of 17-year-old Mastantuono, who has been linked with a move to Manchester United, lining up his shot from nearly 30 metres out.