2019 River Plate Montevideo season

River Plate 2019 football season

River Plate2019 season

President| Willie Tucci
Head coach|  Jorge Giordano (until June 9) [note 1] Jorge Fossati (since June 12) [note 2]
Stadium| Estadio Saroldi
Uruguayan Primera División| 7th
Top goalscorer| League:
Matías Alonso
Matías Arezo
Juan Manuel Olivera
Luis Urruti
(6 goals each)
All:
Matías Alonso
Matías Arezo
Juan Manuel Olivera
Luis Urruti
(6 goals each)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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2020 →

River Plate took part in the Uruguayan Primera División, qualifying for 2020 Copa Sudamericana as Uruguay-3rd.[note 3] At the same time, it has participated in 2019 Copa Sudamericana.[note 4]

## Transfer Window

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### Summer 2019

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#### In

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MF |  | Sebastián Píriz | 28 |  Panionios | Free Agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy
DF |  | Marcos Montiel | 23 | Villa Teresa | Free Agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy
DF |  | Sebastián Gorga | 24 | Wanderers | Free Agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy
DF |  | Luis Olivera | 20 |  River Plate | Exchange | Summer | lapaginamillonaria.com
GK |  | Francisco Tinaglini | 20 | Oriental | Return from loan | Summer | tenfield.com.uy
DF |  | Santiago Pérez | 20 | Albion | Return from loan | Summer | tenfield.com.uy

#### Out

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FW |  | Facundo Boné | 23 |  Vila Nova | Loan | Summer | sagresonline.com.br Archived 2019-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
GK |  | Nicola Pérez | 29 | Progreso | Free Agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy
DF |  | Williams Martínez | 36 | - | Free Agent | Summer | elobservador.com.uy
DF |  | Emiliano García | 29 |  América | Free Agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy
MF |  | Pablo González | 23 | - | Free Agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy
MF |  | Matías Jones | 23 |  SC Cambuur | Free Agent | Summer | www.lc.nl
DF |  | Deivis Barone | 39 | Tacuarembó | Free Agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy
MF |  | Matías Ebre | 21 | - | Free Agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy
FW |  | Ezequiel Peña | 21 | - | Free Agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy
DF |  | Diego Rodríguez | 32 | Juventud | Free Agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy

### Winter 2019

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#### In

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Position  | Nationality  | Name  | Age  | From  | Fee  | Transfer Window  | Ref.

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DF |  | Gonzalo Viera | 32 |  Al-Rayyan SC | Free agent | Winter | tenfield.com.uy
DF |  | Horacio Salaberry | 32 |  L.D.U. Quito | Free agent | Winter | tenfield.com.uy
MF |  | Joaquín Piqueréz | 20 | Defensor Sporting | Free agent | Winter | tenfield.com.uy
MF |  | Adrián Leites | 27 |  Coban Imperial | Free agent | Winter | tenfield.com.uy

#### Out

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Position  | Nationality  | Name  | Age  | To  | Fee  | Transfer Window  | Ref.

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DF |  | Luis Olivera | 20 |  River Plate | Return from loan | Winter | tenfield.com.uy
DF |  | Iván Silva | 25 |  Atlético Porteño | Free agent | Winter | tenfield.com.uy
FW |  | Mauro Da Luz | 24 |  Colón | Transfer | Winter | tycsports.com

## Squad

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### First team squad

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As of Sep 21, 2019 [note 5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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1  | GK |  URU | Gastón Olveira
2  | DF |  URU | Agustín Ale
4  | DF |  URU | Horacio Salaberry
5  | MF |  URU | Facundo Ospitaleche
6  | DF |  URU | Facundo Silvera
7  | DF |  URU | Nicolás Rodríguez
8  | MF |  URU | Maximiliano Calzada
9  | FW |  URU | Matías Arezo
10  | FW |  URU | Facundo Vigo
11  | FW |  URU | Luis Urruti
12  | GK |  URU | Francisco Tinaglini
13  | DF |  URU | Gonzalo Viera
14  | DF |  URU | Sebastián Gorga
15  | MF |  URU | Juan Pablo Plada
16  | MF |  URU | Joaquín Piqueréz
18  | MF |  URU | Diego Vicente
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19  | FW |  URU | Juan Manuel Olivera
20  | MF |  URU | Sebastián Píriz
21  | FW |  URU | Cristian Martin
22  | DF |  URU | Claudio Herrera
23  | FW |  URU | Matías Alonso
24  | DF |  URU | Joaquín Fernández
25  | GK |  URU | Lucas Machado
26  | DF |  URU | Santiago Pérez
27  | DF |  URU | Emanuel Hernández
28  | MF |  URU | José Neris
29  | DF |  URU | Guzmán Rodríguez
30  | DF |  URU | Adrián Leites
33  | FW |  URU | Gabriel Leyes
34  | DF |  URU | Matías Streccia
35  | DF |  URU | Marcos Montiel

### Top scorers

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Last updated on Dec 6, 2019

Rank | Pos. | No. | Name | Primera División | Torneo Intermedio | Copa Sudamericana | Total

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1  | FW | 9  |  Matías Arezo | 3  | 3  | 0  | 6
1  | FW | 11  |  Luis Urruti | 4  | 2  | 0  | 6
1  | FW | 19  |  Juan Manuel Olivera | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6
1  | FW | 23  |  Matías Alonso | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6
2  | FW | \-  |  Mauro Da Luz | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3
2  | FW | 16  |  Joaquín Piqueréz | 1  | 2  | 0  | 3
2  | MF | 20  |  Sebastián Píriz | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3
3  | DF | 7  |  Nicolás Rodríguez | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2
3  | DF | 13  |  Gonzalo Viera | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2
3  | MF | 28  |  José Neris | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2
3  | MF | 30  |  Adrián Leites | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2
4  | DF | 6  |  Facundo Silvera | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
4  | FW | 15  |  Juan Pablo Plada | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
4  | MF | 18  |  Diego Vicente | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
4  | FW | 33  |  Gabriel Leyes | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
\-  | Own Goals | \-  | \-  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Total | 33  | 9  | 2  | 45

### Disciplinary record

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Last updated on Dec 6, 2019

No.  |  Pos  |  Nat  | Name | Primera División | Torneo Intermedio | Copa Sudamericana | Total

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Goalkeepers
1  | GK |  | Gastón Olveira | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4 | 0 | 0
12  | GK |  | Francisco Tinaglini | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 1
25  | GK |  | Lucas Machado | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0
Defenders
2  | DF |  | Agustín Ale | 7  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 9 | 0 | 0
4  | DF |  | Horacio Salaberry | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3 | 0 | 0
6  | DF |  | Facundo Silvera | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0
13  | DF |  | Gonzalo Viera | 3  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 0 | 1
14  | DF |  | Sebastián Gorga | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2 | 1 | 0
22  | DF |  | Claudio Herrera | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4 | 0 | 0
24  | DF |  | Joaquín Fernández | 2  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5 | 2 | 0
26  | DF |  | Santiago Pérez | 5  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6 | 0 | 0
27  | DF |  | Emanuel Hernández | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3 | 0 | 0
29  | DF |  | Guzmán Rodríguez | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0
34  | DF |  | Matías Streccia | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0
Midfielders
5  | MF |  | Facundo Ospitaleche | 13  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 15 | 0 | 0
7  | MF |  | Nicolás Rodríguez | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3 | 1 | 0
8  | MF |  | Maximiliano Calzada | 9  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 12 | 2 | 0
10  | MF |  | Facundo Vigo | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0
15  | MF |  | Juan Pablo Plada | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 6 | 0 | 0
16  | MF |  | Joaquín Piqueréz | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0
18  | MF |  | Diego Vicente | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4 | 0 | 0
20  | MF |  | Sebastián Píriz | 11  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 13 | 1 | 2
28  | MF |  | José Neris | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1 | 0 | 1
30  | MF |  | Adrián Leites | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0
Forwards
9  | FW |  | Matías Arezo | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5 | 0 | 0
11  | FW |  | Luis Urruti | 6  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 8 | 0 | 1
19  | FW |  | Juan Manuel Olivera | 3  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4 | 0 | 0
21  | FW |  | Christian Martín | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0
23  | FW |  | Matías Alonso | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 5 | 0 | 0
33  | FW |  | Gabriel Leyes | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3 | 0 | 0
Players transferred out during the season
| DF |  | Luis Olivera | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2 | 0 | 0
| DF |  | Iván Silva | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4 | 0 | 0
| FW |  | Mauro Da Luz | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4 | 1 | 0
Total | 98 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 8 | 6

## Primera División

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Main article: 2019 Uruguayan Primera División season

### Apertura 2019

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#### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Peñarol | 15  | 9  | 4  | 2  | 27  | 11  | +16  | 31  | Qualification for Championship playoff
2  | Fénix | 15  | 8  | 4  | 3  | 36  | 26  | +10  | 28  |
3  | Nacional | 15  | 7  | 6  | 2  | 32  | 17  | +15  | 27
4  | Cerro Largo | 15  | 8  | 3  | 4  | 23  | 12  | +11  | 27
5  | Danubio | 15  | 8  | 3  | 4  | 22  | 17  | +5  | 27
6  | Montevideo Wanderers | 15  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 21  | 22  | −1  | 23
7  | Progreso | 15  | 6  | 4  | 5  | 27  | 25  | +2  | 22
8  | Liverpool | 15  | 5  | 5  | 5  | 29  | 29  | 0  | 20
9  | Boston River | 15  | 5  | 5  | 5  | 18  | 22  | −4  | 20
10  | Rampla Juniors | 15  | 5  | 3  | 7  | 16  | 23  | −7  | 18
11  | Defensor Sporting | 15  | 4  | 4  | 7  | 21  | 27  | −6  | 16
12  | Racing | 15  | 4  | 3  | 8  | 20  | 30  | −10  | 15
13  | Juventud | 15  | 4  | 2  | 9  | 21  | 22  | −1  | 14
14  | Plaza Colonia | 15  | 3  | 5  | 7  | 15  | 21  | −6  | 14
15  | River Plate | 15  | 3  | 5  | 7  | 14  | 30  | −16  | 14
16  | Cerro | 15  | 3  | 3  | 9  | 14  | 23  | −9  | 12

Source: AUF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.

#### Results by round

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Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15

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Ground| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H
Result| D| W| L| D| L| W| L| L| D| L| L| D| W| L| D
Position| 8| 4| 7| 8| 9| 8| 10| 14| 14| 15| 15| 15| 13| 14| 15

Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Wanderers v River Plate February 16, 2019 1|  Wanderers | 1-1|  River Plate | Montevideo

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19:30 UTC−3 | Macaluso 25'
Morales  81'
Barreto  90' | Report | Alonso 86'
Silva  8'
Ale  44'
Calzada  52'
Píriz  55'
Ospitaleche  88' | Stadium: Viera
Referee: Andrés Cunha

River Plate v Racing February 23, 2019 2|  River Plate | 4-1|  Racing | Montevideo

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17:00 UTC−3 | Neris 16' 20'
Leyes 23'
Silvera 89'
Ospitaleche  70'
Urruti  79'
Píriz  87' | Report | Alvite 28'  29'
Lacoste  85' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

Boston River v River Plate March 3, 2019 3|  Boston River | 2-0|  River Plate | Montevideo

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16:30 UTC−3 | Gurri 40'  74'
Pérez 51'
Foliados  68'
Amado  90+2' | Report | Gorga  49'  90+2'
Ale  69'
Leyes  80' | Stadium: Perrone
Referee: Diego Riveiro

River Plate v Danubio March 10, 2019 4|  River Plate | 1-1|  Danubio | Montevideo

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16:30 UTC−3 | Olivera 32'
Olivera  36'
Herrera  43'
Urruti  61'
Calzada  74'
Plada  81' | Report | Chacón 58'
Felipe  39'
Ghan  45'
Montes  78' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Andrés Matonte

Plaza Colonia v River Plate March 17, 2019 5|  Plaza Colonia | 1-0|  River Plate | Colonia del Sacramento

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16:30 UTC−3 | Aguiar 65'
Suhr  37'
Tabárez  61'
Guirin  90+3' | Report | Plada  25'
Ospitaleche  37'
Calzada  49'  90+4'
Da Luz  76' | Stadium: Prandi
Referee: Leodán González

River Plate v Cerro March 24, 2019 6|  River Plate | 2-1|  Cerro | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | Plada 50'
Urruti 80'
M. Alonso  11'
Ospitaleche  35'
Ale  57' | Report | Peraza 55'
Pellejero  11'
Brasil  16'
F. Alonso  58'
Roldán  74'
Tancredi  76'
Izquierdo  90+3' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Christian Ferreyra

Cerro Largo v River Plate March 30, 2019 7|  Cerro Largo | 2-0|  River Plate | Melo

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19:00 UTC−3 | Dos Santos 20'
Quintana 90+2'
Graví  74' | Report | Silva  25'
S. Píriz  56'
F. Silvera  57'
Calzada  89' | Stadium: Ubilla
Referee: Gustavo Tejera

Nacional v River Plate April 6, 2019 8|  Nacional | 6-0|  River Plate | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | Neves 3'
Amaral 5'
Bergessio 25' 28'
Rivero 67'
Viña 73'  52'
Corujo  66'
Lorenzetti  83' | Report | Píriz  44'  76' | Stadium: GPC
Referee: Esteban Ostojich

River Plate v Fénix April 14, 2019 9|  River Plate | 2-2|  Fénix | Montevideo

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10:00 UTC−3 | Da Luz 2'
Urruti 5'
S. Pérez  17'
Olveira  41'
Hernández  57'
Ospitaleche  87' | Report | M. Pérez 39'
L. Fernández 45+3'
Méndez  28'
R. Fernández  31'
Abascal  32'
Ugarte  70' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Diego Riveiro

Progreso v River Plate April 20, 2019 10|  Progreso | 4-0|  River Plate | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | González 32' 57' 78'
Riquero 82'
Andrada  10'
Loffreda  43' | Report | Gorga  79' | Stadium: Paladino
Referee: Christian Ferreyra

River Plate v Peñarol May 4, 2019 11 note|  River Plate | 0-2|  Peñarol | Montevideo

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15:00 UTC−3 | Calzada  12'
Da Luz  32'
Píriz  79'
Ospitaleche  82' | Report | Lema 3'
Fernández 38'
Trindade  69'
Lores  77' | Stadium: Centenario
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

note: Schedule was suspended (on April 28th) due to an aggression which took place against the Uruguayan Referee Association (AUDAF, in Spanish)[1] .

Defensor Sporting v River Plate May 11, 2019 12|  Defensor Sporting | 1-1|  River Plate | Montevideo

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15:30 UTC−3 | Boggio 66'  68'
Nápoli  27'
Álvarez  38' | Report | Píriz 56'  77'
Ospitaleche  20'
Urruti  58'
Leyes  60'
Pérez  65' | Stadium: Franzini
Referee: Antonio García

River Plate v Rampla Juniors May 18, 2019 13|  River Plate | 2-1|  Rampla Juniors | Montevideo

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15:30 UTC−3 | Píriz 47'  15'
Alonso 85'
Pérez  23'
N. Rodríguez  37'
Ospitaleche  44'
Urruti  78'
Gorga  88'
Ale  90+3' | Report | Pereira 90'
Vargas  21'
Felipe  45+1'
Vega  63'
Martínez  70' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Esteban Ostojich

Juventud v River Plate May 25, 2019 14|  Juventud | 4-1|  River Plate | Las Piedras

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15:00 UTC−3 | Viñas 29'
Varela 41' 86'
García 68'
Bogado  16'
Alberti  61'
Pintado  75' | Report | Alonso 73'
Silva  34'
Vicente  35'
J. Fernández  76'
Da Luz  79' | Stadium: Parque Artigas
Referee: Christian Ferreyra

River Plate v Liverpool Jun 2, 2019 15|  River Plate | 0-0|  Liverpool | Montevideo

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15:00 UTC−3 | Pérez  15'
Píriz  18'  84'
Urruti  63'
Da Luz  80' | Report | Romero  2'
Pereira  48'
Medina  90' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Pablo Giménez

### Intermedio 2019

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | River Plate | 7  | 4  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 3  | +4  | 15  | Advance to Torneo Intermedio Final
2  | Nacional | 7  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 13  | 6  | +7  | 14  |
3  | Progreso | 7  | 2  | 4  | 1  | 9  | 7  | +2  | 10
4  | Peñarol | 7  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 9  | 7  | +2  | 9
5  | Defensor Sporting | 7  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 12  | 12  | 0  | 9
6  | Juventud | 7  | 1  | 4  | 2  | 5  | 7  | −2  | 7
7  | Boston River | 7  | 1  | 4  | 2  | 5  | 9  | −4  | 7
8  | Danubio | 7  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 5  | 14  | −9  | 1

Source: AUF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.

#### Results by round

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Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7

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Ground| H| A| H| A| A| H| A
Result| D| D| W| W| D| W| W
Position| 4| 6| 4| 2| 2| 1| 1

Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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River Plate v Progreso Jul 14, 2019 1|  River Plate | 0-0|  Progreso | Montevideo

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15:00 UTC−3 |  | Report | M. Rodríguez  82' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

Boston River v River Plate Jul 21, 2019 2|  Boston River | 0-0|  River Plate | Montevideo

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15:00 UTC−3 | Fernández  37'  84'
Foliados  38'
Álvarez  46'
Arias  69'
Fratta  89' | Report | Olivera  5'
Ospitaleche  52'
Plada  75' | Stadium: Perrone
Referee: Diego Dunajec

River Plate v Defensor Sporting Jul 27, 2019 3|  River Plate | 2-1|  Defensor Sporting | Montevideo

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15:00 UTC−3 | Píriz 18'
Urruti 76'
Vicente  19'
Calzada  40'  90+3'
Viera  61'
Ale  71' | Report | Pavone 9'
García  59'
Menosse  70'
Rabuñal  90+5' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Federico Lovesio

Juventud v River Plate Aug 10, 2019 4|  Juventud | 1-2|  River Plate | Las Piedras

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15:00 UTC−3 | Alberti 24'
G. González  28'
Bogado  90+3'
Domínguez De Freitas  90+4' | Report | Arezo 67'
Urruti 73'
Pérez  48'
J. Fernández  87'
Ospitaleche  89' | Stadium: Parque Artigas
Referee: Christian Ferreyra

Nacional v River Plate Aug 17, 2019 5|  Nacional | 1-1|  River Plate | Montevideo

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15:00 UTC−3 | Vecino 59'  34'
Laborda  7'
Corujo  28'
Viña  35'
Ocampo  82' | Report | Piqueréz 57'  1'
Herrera  33'
Urruti  44'
Calzada  51'
Arezo  61'
Leites  77'
Olveira  90+2' | Stadium: GPC
Referee: Leodán González

River Plate v Peñarol Aug 24, 2019 6|  River Plate | 1-0|  Peñarol | Montevideo

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15:00 UTC−3 | Arezo 31'
Viera  43'
Fernández  62'
Olveira  72' | Report |  | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Andrés Cunha

Danubio v River Plate Aug 31, 2019 7|  Danubio | 0-1|  River Plate | Montevideo

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15:00 UTC−3 | Felipe  8'
Ghan  55'  63'
Amuz  65'
Ancheta  75'
Grossmüller  75' | Report | Arezo 47'
Vicente  30'
Viera  59'
Fernández  79' | Stadium: Jardines
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

##### Final

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8 September 2019

15:00

Liverpool| 2–2 (a.e.t.)| River Plate

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* Ramírez 20'
* Olivera 97'  98'

* Figueredo  11'
* Cándido  109'

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* Piqueréz 69'
* Viera 110'

* Urruti  45'
* Tinaglini  73'
* Viera  90+2'
* Píriz  102'
* Calzada  105'
* Arezo  113'

Penalties

* Olivera
* Martínez
* Ramírez
* Cándido
* Acevedo
* Caballero

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* Alonso
* Rodríguez
* Leites
* Fernández
* Piqueréz
* Píriz

Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo

Referee: Andrés Matonte

### Clausura 2019

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#### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Nacional | 15  | 11  | 1  | 3  | 27  | 10  | +17  | 34  | Qualification for Torneo Clausura decider
2  | Peñarol | 15  | 10  | 4  | 1  | 21  | 10  | +11  | 34
3  | Progreso[a] | 15  | 9  | 4  | 2  | 22  | 14  | +8  | 33  |
4  | Plaza Colonia | 15  | 9  | 2  | 4  | 16  | 9  | +7  | 29
5  | Cerro Largo | 15  | 8  | 2  | 5  | 22  | 17  | +5  | 26
6  | River Plate | 15  | 6  | 4  | 5  | 20  | 19  | +1  | 22
7  | Liverpool | 15  | 5  | 6  | 4  | 14  | 13  | +1  | 21
8  | Boston River | 15  | 6  | 3  | 6  | 18  | 19  | −1  | 21
9  | Defensor Sporting | 15  | 6  | 2  | 7  | 25  | 22  | +3  | 20
10  | Montevideo Wanderers | 15  | 5  | 4  | 6  | 19  | 18  | +1  | 19
11  | Racing | 15  | 4  | 3  | 8  | 20  | 26  | −6  | 15
12  | Cerro[a] | 15  | 4  | 3  | 8  | 14  | 22  | −8  | 14
13  | Danubio | 15  | 3  | 4  | 8  | 14  | 21  | −7  | 13
14  | Juventud | 15  | 2  | 5  | 8  | 13  | 23  | −10  | 11
15  | Fénix | 15  | 2  | 5  | 8  | 16  | 27  | −11  | 11
16  | Rampla Juniors | 15  | 2  | 4  | 9  | 16  | 28  | −12  | 10

Source: AUF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.
Notes:

1. ^ a b Progreso were awarded two points and Cerro were deducted one point due to Cerro fielding the ineligible player Martín González during the Torneo Clausura match between both teams.[2]

#### Results by round

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Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15

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Ground| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A
Result| W| D| L| D| D| L| W| W| L| L| L| W| D| W| W
Position| 2| 4| 9| 7| 8| 10| 7| 7| 7| 10| 10| 8| 10| 9| 6

Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

River Plate v Wanderers Sep 14, 2019 1|  River Plate | 3-1|  Wanderers | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | Alonso 7'
Urruti 15'
Arezo 45'  63'
Vicente  29'
Hernández  37' | Report | Riolfo 69'
Bravo  90+3' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Christian Ferreyra

Racing v River Plate Sep 18, 2019 2|  Racing | 1-1|  River Plate | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | Araújo 27'
Ferreyra  13'
Lacoste  86' | Report | Arezo 39'
Hernández  22'
Calzada  29'
Herrera  43'
Viera  68' | Stadium: Roberto
Referee: Andrés Cunha

River Plate v Boston River Sep 22, 2019 3|  River Plate | 1-4|  Boston River | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | Leites 90'
Píriz  12'
Ale  53'
Urruti  85'
Neris  87' | Report | F. Rodríguez 8' 78'
W. Fernández 30'
Fratta 55'  53'
Lozano  18'
Silva  72'
Valdéz  75' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Esteban Ostojich

Danubio v River Plate Oct 4, 2019 4note|  Danubio | 1-1|  River Plate | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | Paiva 7'  81'
Acosta  73' | Report | Arezo 45+2' | Stadium: Jardines
Referee: Pablo Giménez

note: Schedule was suspended (on September 27th) due to the death of youth player Agustín Martínez[3] .

River Plate v Plaza Colonia Oct 9, 2019 5|  River Plate | 0-0|  Plaza Colonia | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | Viera  80'
Ale  86'
Píriz  90+4' | Report | Pérez  11'
Suhr  28'
Redín  90' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Andrés Matonte

Cerro v River Plate Oct 17, 2019 6|  Cerro | 3-2|  River Plate | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | S. Viera 15'
López 45+1'  64'
A. Machado 78'
M. González  32'  47'
Núñez  73' | Report | Rodríguez 26'
M. Alonso 49'
Salaberry  27' | Stadium: Capurro[note 6]
Referee: Federico Modernell

River Plate v Cerro Largo Oct 20, 2019 7|  River Plate | 3-2|  Cerro Largo | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | Viera 33'
Vicente 36'
N. Rodríguez 41'
Olivera  19'
Salaberry  37'
Calzada  55'
Píriz  81'
Alonso  82' | Report | Luna Diale 52'
Barone 62'
Téliz  32'
dos Santos  34'
F. Rodríguez  35' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Christian Ferreyra

River Plate v Nacional Oct 24, 2019 8|  River Plate | 3-1|  Nacional | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | Olivera 7'
Urruti 15'
Leites 61'
Viera  40'
Calzada  47'
J. Fernández  70'
Arezo  78' | Report | Bergessio 35'  85'
R. García  31'
Neves  89' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Esteban Ostojich

Fénix v River Plate Nov 3, 2019 9|  Fénix | 1-0|  River Plate | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | M. Pérez 22'
Cantera  44'
N. Moreira  45'
Coelho  61' | Report | Viera  44'
Rodríguez  49'
Ospitaleche  66'
Olveira  90+2' | Stadium: Capurro
Referee: Federico Lovesio

River Plate v Progreso Nov 6, 2019 10|  River Plate | 1-2|  Progreso | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | Piqueréz 32'
Salaberry  21'
Ale  68' | Report | Gularte 53'
Rosso 72'
Alles  31'
Zeballos  61' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Leodán González

Peñarol v River Plate Nov 9, 2019 11|  Peñarol | 1-0|  River Plate | Montevideo

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19:00 UTC−3 | C. Rodríguez 87'
Trindade  53'
Rojas  73' | Report | Fernández  45+1'
N. Rodríguez  50'  51'
Alonso  86'
Ospitaleche  90+6' | Stadium: CDS
Referee: Andrés Cunha

River Plate v Defensor Sporting Nov 16, 2019 12|  River Plate | 1-0|  Defensor Sporting | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | Alonso 33'
Ospitaleche  43'
Plada  59'
Neris  72'
Arezo  83'
G. Rodríguez  90+1' | Report | Gómez  64' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Christian Ferreyra

Rampla Juniors v River Plate Nov 22, 2019 13|  Rampla Juniors | 2-2|  River Plate | Montevideo

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16:30 UTC−3 | Gáspari
Albín 80'
Vega  47'  84' | Report | Olivera 58' 82'
Píriz  61'
Ospitaleche  65'
Calzada  90+1' | Stadium: Olímpico
Referee: Gustavo Tejera

River Plate v Juventud Nov 27, 2019 14|  River Plate | 1-0|  Juventud | Montevideo

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17:00 UTC−3 | Olivera 30'
Ospitaleche  40' | Report | Pintado  62'
Alberti  75' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Oscar Rojas

Liverpool v River Plate Dec 5, 2019 15note|  Liverpool | 0-1|  River Plate | Montevideo

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17:00 UTC−3 | Cáceres  57'
Romero  62' | Report | J. M. Olivera 75'  29'
Pérez  32'
Píriz  66'
J. Fernández  78'  90'
Alonso  79'
Calzada  89' | Stadium: Belvedere
Referee: Christian Ferreyra

note: Schedule was suspended (on December 1st) due to an aggression against the AUDAF president Marcelo De León[4] .

### Overall

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#### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Nacional (C) | 37  | 22  | 9  | 6  | 72  | 33  | +39  | 75  | Qualification for Championship playoff and Copa Libertadores group stage
2  | Peñarol | 37  | 21  | 11  | 5  | 58  | 27  | +31  | 74
3  | Cerro Largo | 37  | 21  | 6  | 10  | 56  | 34  | +22  | 69  | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4  | Progreso[a] | 37  | 17  | 12  | 8  | 58  | 46  | +12  | 65  | Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage
5  | Liverpool | 37  | 16  | 11  | 10  | 61  | 47  | +14  | 59  | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
6  | Plaza Colonia | 37  | 16  | 8  | 13  | 40  | 37  | +3  | 56
7  | River Plate | 37  | 13  | 12  | 12  | 41  | 52  | −11  | 51
8  | Fénix | 37  | 13  | 9  | 15  | 60  | 63  | −3  | 48
9  | Boston River | 37  | 12  | 12  | 13  | 41  | 50  | −9  | 48  |
10  | Montevideo Wanderers | 37  | 12  | 10  | 15  | 49  | 56  | −7  | 46
11  | Defensor Sporting | 37  | 12  | 9  | 16  | 58  | 61  | −3  | 45
12  | Danubio | 37  | 11  | 8  | 18  | 41  | 52  | −11  | 41
13  | Racing | 37  | 10  | 7  | 20  | 50  | 72  | −22  | 37
14  | Rampla Juniors | 37  | 9  | 8  | 20  | 44  | 62  | −18  | 35
15  | Cerro[a] | 37  | 9  | 7  | 21  | 31  | 52  | −21  | 33
16  | Juventud | 37  | 7  | 11  | 19  | 39  | 52  | −13  | 32

Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game, in case two teams are tied for first place.
If there are more than two teams tied in points: 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots, 6) Playoff game, in case two teams are still tied for first place.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ a b Progreso were awarded two points and Cerro were deducted one point due to Cerro fielding the ineligible player Martín González during the Torneo Clausura match between both teams.[2]

## 2019 Copa Sudamericana

[edit]

Main article: 2019 Copa Sudamericana

### First stage

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12 February 2019 (2019-02-12)

18:15 UTC−3

River Plate| 0–0|  Santos

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77' Leyes | Report |  20' Orinho
90+2' González

Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo[note 7]

Referee:  Germán Delfino

* * *

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26)

19:15 UTC−3

Santos | 1-1| River Plate

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Soteldo 86'
Cardoso  77'
Yuri  79' | Report | Da Luz 54'
Calzada  53'
Silva  80'
L. Olivera  87'

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo[note 8]

Referee:  Mauro Vigliano

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, River Plate won on away goals and advanced to the second stage.

### Second stage

[edit]

21 May 2019 (2019-05-21)

19:15 UTC−3

River Plate| 0-0|  Colón

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N. Rodríguez  74'
Plada  83'
Herrera  86' | Report | Zuqui  10'
Bernardi  33'
Celis  79'
Pierotti  90+3'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo[note 9]

Referee:  Mario Díaz de Vivar

* * *

28 May 2019 (2019-05-28)

19:15 UTC−3

Colón | 3-1| River Plate

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Bernardi 18'  33'
Morelo 25'
Leguizamón 85'
E. Olivera  19'
Estigarribia  48'
Escobar  87'
Zuqui  90+6' | Report | Da Luz 16'  44'
Ale  29'
Píriz  57'  90+8'
Urruti  76'
Alonso  82'

Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe

Referee:  Ricardo Marques

Colón advances to the round of 16 (Match E).

## References

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1. ^ "Se fué Jorge Giordano". tenfield.com (in Spanish).
2. ^ "Jorge Fossati es el DT darsenero". tenfield.com (in Spanish).
3. ^ "Primera fecha del Apertura 2019". Referi.com (in Spanish).
4. ^ "River Plate vs. Santos (Copa Sudamericana 2019)". LaRepublica.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
5. ^ "Plantel de River Plate (Montevideo) 2019". Tenfield.com (in Spanish).
6. ^ "Cerro was sanctioned for disturbances at his home stadium Luis Tróccoli, and forced to play out there". elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish).
7. ^ River Plate played their home match at Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo, instead of their regular stadium Parque Federico Omar Saroldi, Montevideo.
8. ^ Santos will play their home match at Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, instead of their regular stadium Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos.
9. ^ River Plate will play their home match at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, instead of their regular stadium Parque Federico Omar Saroldi, Montevideo.[5]

1. ^ "Hinchas de Nacional irrumpieron en la AUF con pancartas contra los arbitros". (in Spanish)
2. ^ a b "Progreso le ganó los puntos a Cerro y ahora es el líder del Clausura" (in Spanish). El Observador. 20 November 2019.
3. ^ "El fútbol de luto: murió Agustín Martínez y AUF suspendió la fecha". (in Spanish)
4. ^ "El robo al presidente de AUDAF provocó la suspensión de la actividad". (in Spanish)
5. ^ "Cambio de escenario del partido River Plate vs. Colón". CONMEBOL.com. 17 May 2019.

*[No.]: Squad Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
*[Rank]: Ranking
*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points