 On 29 June 2017, Scocco chose River Plate as his next destination, signing a three-year contract for a transfer fee of $3,000,000.The transfer procedures lasted for days, as Judge Fabián Bellizia, who runs the Newell's trust, rejected River Plate's first offer of $1,800,000.Despite an initial offer of $2,600,000 from Club Atlético Independiente and the loan of Lucas Albertengo being rejected, Scocco insisted to play in the Monumental.