2020 River Plate Montevideo season

River Plate 2020 football season

River Plate2020 season

President| Willie Tucci
Head coach|  Jorge Fossati (since January 1st)[note 1]
Stadium| Estadio Saroldi
Uruguayan Primera División| 8th
Top goalscorer| League:  Matías Arezo (13 goals)
All:  Matías Arezo (15 goals)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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← 2019

2021 →

River Plate took part both in the Uruguayan Primera División, and 2020 Copa Sudamericana.[note 2] Season was abruptly suspended in March 2020, due to COVID-19 outbreak appearances all over the country, and resumed in August 2020.

## Transfer Window

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### Summer 2020

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#### In

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

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FW |  | Facundo Boné | 24 |  Vila Nova | Return from loan | Summer | Tenfield
MF |  | Ribair Rodríguez | 32 |  Newell's Old Boys | Free Agent | Summer | depo.com.ar
FW |  | Nicolás González | 22 | Defensor Sporting | Free Agent | Summer | Ovación
GK |  | Fabrizio Correa | 19 | - | Reserves | Summer | Tenfield
FW |  | Thiago Borbas | 17 | - | Reserves | Summer | Tenfield
FW |  | Juan Ignacio Quintana | 20 | - | Reserves | Summer | Tenfield
FW |  | Mauro Da Luz | 25 |  Colón | Return from loan | Summer | Tenfield
MF |  | Tiago Galletto | 17 | - | Reserves | Summer | Tenfield
DF |  | Santiago Brunelli | 22 | Plaza Colonia | Free Agent | Summer | Tenfield

#### Out

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

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FW |  | Luis Urruti | 27 |  Universitario | Loan | Summer | La Red 21
FW |  | Gabriel Leyes | 29 | Cerro Largo | Free Agent | Summer | Tenfield
DF |  | Emanuel Hernández | 22 |  Jaguares de Córdoba | Free Agent | Summer | Caracol TV
MF |  | Joaquín Piqueréz | 21 | Peñarol | Free Agent | Summer | Ecos Archived 2020-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
DF |  | Agustín Ale | 24 |  Delfín | Loan | Summer | infocancha[permanent dead link]
DF |  | Joaquín Fernández | 21 |  SC Heerenveen | Transfer | Summer | Ovación

### Winter 2020

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#### In

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

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MF |  | Facundo Bonifazi | 24 |  MVV Maastricht | Free agent | Winter | Tenfield

#### Out

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

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FW |  | Mauro Da Luz | 26 |  9 de Octubre | Loan | Winter | El Telegrafo
GK |  | Gastón Olveira | 27 |  Olimpia | Loan | Winter | El País

## Squad

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### First team squad

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As of Mar 31, 2021[note 3]

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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2  | DF |  URU | Guzmán Rodríguez
3  | DF |  URU | Tiago Galletto
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  | MF |  URU | Diego Vicente
10  | MF |  URU | Facundo Boné
11  | FW |  URU | Nicolás González
12  | GK |  URU | Lucas Machado
13  | DF |  URU | Gonzalo Viera
14  | DF |  URU | Marcos Montiel
15  | MF |  URU | Juan Pablo Plada
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17  | MF |  URU | Ribair Rodríguez
18  | FW |  URU | Thiago Borbas
19  | FW |  URU | Juan Manuel Olivera
20  | MF |  URU | Sebastián Píriz
21  | MF |  URU | Facundo Bonifazi
22  | DF |  URU | Claudio Herrera
23  | FW |  URU | Matías Alonso
24  | DF |  URU | Santiago Brunelli
25  | GK |  URU | Fabrizio Correa
26  | DF |  URU | Santiago Pérez
27  | MF |  URU | Juan Ignacio Quintana
28  | MF |  URU | José Neris
30  | MF |  URU | Adrián Leites
31  | FW |  URU | Agustín Morales

### Top scorers

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Last updated on Mar 31, 2021

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

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1  | FW | 9  |  Matías Arezo | 13  | 2  | 15
2  | MF | 28  |  José Neris | 7  | 1  | 8
3  | FW | 11  |  Nicolás González | 5  | 0  | 5
4  | MF | 20  |  Sebastián Píriz | 2  | 2  | 4
4  | FW | 23  |  Matías Alonso | 4  | 0  | 4
5  | MF | 7  |  Nicolás Rodríguez | 3  | 0  | 3
5  | DF | 13  |  Gonzalo Viera | 3  | 0  | 3
5  | MF | 14  |  Marcos Montiel | 3  | 0  | 3
5  | FW | 27  |  Thiago Borbas | 3  | 0  | 3
5  | MF | 30  |  Adrián Leites | 3  | 0  | 3
6  | DF | 17  |  Ribair Rodríguez | 2  | 0  | 2
6  | FW | 19  |  Juan Manuel Olivera | 0  | 2  | 2
7  | DF | 4  |  Horacio Salaberry | 0  | 1  | 1
7  | DF | 6  |  Facundo Silvera | 1  | 0  | 1
7  | MF | 8  |  Maximiliano Calzada | 1  | 0  | 1
7  | MF | 31  |  Facundo Bonifazi | 0  | 1  | 1
\-  | Own Goals | \-  | \-  | 0  | 0  | 0
Total | 50  | 9  | 59

### Disciplinary record

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Last updated on Mar 31, 2021

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

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Goalkeepers
12  | GK |  | Lucas Machado | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0
25  | FW |  | Fabrizio Correa | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0
Defenders
2  | DF |  | Guzmán Rodríguez | 7  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 8 | 1 | 0
3  | DF |  | Tiago Galletto | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5 | 0 | 0
4  | DF |  | Horacio Salaberry | 14  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 16 | 0 | 0
6  | DF |  | Facundo Silvera | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2 | 0 | 0
13  | DF |  | Gonzalo Viera | 10  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 11 | 1 | 0
14  | DF |  | Marcos Montiel | 4  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 5 | 0 | 1
22  | DF |  | Claudio Herrera | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0
24  | DF |  | Santiago Brunelli | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0
26  | DF |  | Santiago Pérez | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4 | 0 | 0
Midfielders

5  | MF |  | Facundo Ospitaleche | 13  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 0 | 0
7  | MF |  | Nicolás Rodríguez | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2 | 0 | 0
8  | MF |  | Maximiliano Calzada | 5  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 6 | 0 | 0
10  | MF |  | Diego Vicente | 2  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2 | 0 | 1
10  | MF |  | Facundo Boné | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0
15  | MF |  | Juan Pablo Plada | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2 | 0 | 0
17  | MF |  | Ribair Rodríguez | 6  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 8 | 0 | 0
20  | MF |  | Sebastián Píriz | 8  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 9 | 3 | 0
21  | MF |  | Facundo Bonifazi | 6  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 8 | 0 | 0
27  | MF |  | Juan Ignacio Quintana | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0
30  | MF |  | Adrián Leites | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2 | 0 | 0
Forwards
9  | FW |  | Matías Arezo | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6 | 0 | 0
11  | FW |  | Nicolás González | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3 | 0 | 0
18  | FW |  | Thiago Borbas | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2 | 0 | 0
19  | FW |  | Juan Manuel Olivera | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5 | 0 | 0
23  | FW |  | Matías Alonso | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3 | 0 | 0
28  | MF |  | José Neris | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2 | 0 | 0
31  | FW |  | Agustín Morales | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0
Players transferred out during the season
1  | GK |  | Gastón Olveira | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4 | 0 | 0
16  | FW |  | Mauro Da Luz | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0
24  | DF |  | Joaquín Fernández | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2 | 0 | 0
Total | 120 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 5 | 2

## Primera División

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Main article: 2020 Uruguayan Primera División season

### Apertura 2020

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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  | 7  | 7  | 1  | 27  | 16  | +11  | 28  | Qualification for Torneo Apertura decider
2  | Rentistas | 15  | 7  | 7  | 1  | 26  | 15  | +11  | 28
3  | Montevideo City Torque | 15  | 7  | 4  | 4  | 21  | 16  | +5  | 25  |
4  | Peñarol | 15  | 6  | 6  | 3  | 19  | 15  | +4  | 24
5  | Cerro Largo | 15  | 6  | 6  | 3  | 19  | 17  | +2  | 24
6  | Defensor Sporting | 15  | 5  | 6  | 4  | 16  | 20  | −4  | 21
7  | Montevideo Wanderers | 15  | 5  | 5  | 5  | 16  | 16  | 0  | 20
8  | Deportivo Maldonado | 15  | 5  | 5  | 5  | 16  | 20  | −4  | 20
9  | Liverpool | 15  | 5  | 4  | 6  | 22  | 25  | −3  | 19
10  | Fénix | 15  | 3  | 9  | 3  | 19  | 17  | +2  | 18
11  | Progreso | 15  | 4  | 4  | 7  | 21  | 20  | +1  | 16
12  | River Plate | 15  | 3  | 6  | 6  | 17  | 18  | −1  | 15
13  | Plaza Colonia | 15  | 3  | 6  | 6  | 14  | 18  | −4  | 15
14  | Danubio | 15  | 3  | 5  | 7  | 12  | 17  | −5  | 14
15  | Cerro | 15  | 3  | 5  | 7  | 13  | 21  | −8  | 14
16  | Boston River | 15  | 2  | 7  | 6  | 14  | 21  | −7  | 13

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| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| A| H| H| A| H| A
Result| D| D| D| W| L| D| L| L| L| W| D| L| L| D| W
Position| 8| 10| 10| 5| 8| 9| 13| 13| 15| 11| 12| 13| 16| 16| 12

Source: AUF, Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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River Plate v Fénix Feb 16, 2020 1|  River Plate | 2-2|  Fénix | Montevideo

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17:00 UTC−3 | Neris 23' 55'
Ospitaleche  41'
G. Rodríguez  67'
Viera  78'
Salaberry  81'
Píriz  90+5' | Report | Canobbio 18'
Pereira 42'
Ugarte  60'  89'
Alfaro  63' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Esteban Ostojich

Cerro v River Plate Feb 22, 2020 2|  Cerro | 0-0|  River Plate | Montevideo

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17:00 UTC−3 | Paiva  30'
García  65'
M. González  86' | Report | Ospitaleche  67'
G. Rodríguez  77'
Herrera  82'
Fernández  85' | Stadium: Tróccoli
Referee: Nicolás Vignolo

River Plate v Defensor Sporting Mar 8, 2020 3|  River Plate | 1-1|  Defensor Sporting | Montevideo

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17:00 UTC−3 | Píriz 90+4'
Fernández  16'
Salaberry  37'
Viera  76' | Report | Laquintana 90+3'
Zeballos  29'
Álvarez  52'
Boggio  56' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Christian Ferreyra

Danubio v River Plate Aug 8, 2020 41|  Danubio | 1-3|  River Plate | Montevideo

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14:30 UTC−3 | Viera 49' (o.g.)
Siles  24'
Nequecaur  57' | Report | N. Rodríguez 28'
Arezo 68'  52'
Alonso 90+3' | Stadium: Jardines
Referee: Andrés Cunha

1: Fourth round was suspended on March 14th due to Coronavirus outbreak appearances all over the country[1] .

River Plate v Nacional Aug 15, 2020 5|  River Plate | 2-3|  Nacional | Montevideo

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15:00 UTC−3 | Leites 6'
Viera 21' | Report | Bergessio 12' 45+3' 77' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Leodán González

Boston River v River Plate Aug 19, 2020 6|  Boston River | 1-1|  River Plate | Montevideo

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10:15 UTC−3 | Rigoleto 75'  75'
Silva  69' | Report | Alonso 35'
Pérez  24'
Salaberry  68' | Stadium: Centenario
Referee: Daniel Rodríguez

River Plate v Deportivo Maldonado Aug 22, 2020 7|  River Plate | 0-1|  Deportivo Maldonado | Montevideo

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15:00 UTC−3 | Brunelli  48'
N. Rodríguez  50' | Report | Castellanos 53'
Carrera  44'
Lerda  61'
Batista  82' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Christian Ferreyra

Rentistas v River Plate Aug 26/Sep 16, 2020 82|  Rentistas | 2-1|  River Plate | Montevideo

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15:00 UTC−3 | Vega 32'
Pérez 35'
Romero  38'
Malrechaufe  62' | Report | Arezo 30'
Calzada  5'
Píriz  11'  78'
G. Rodríguez  27'
Olveira  35'
Salaberry  49'
Alonso  88' | Stadium: Perrone
Referee: Pablo Giménez

2: The match was suspended after 20 minutes due to stormy weather. To be resumed on September 16.[2] .

Cerro Largo v River Plate Aug 30, 2020 9|  Cerro Largo | 2-1|  River Plate | Melo

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17:15 UTC−3 | Fernández 16'
Dorrego 17'
Cayetano  83'
Bentancur  90+4' | Report | Arezo 38'
Viera  13'
Píriz  17'  61'
G. Rodríguez  31'  57'
Vicente  73'
Ospitaleche  90' | Stadium: Ubilla
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

Wanderers v River Plate Sep 5, 2020 10|  Wanderers | 0-2|  River Plate | Montevideo

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15:00 UTC−3 | Lores  29'
Méndez  84' | Report | Arezo 30'  90+3'
Leites 49'
Calzada  43'
Olivera  59'
Montiel  60'
Ospitaleche  70'
Salaberry  84' | Stadium: Viera
Referee: Andrés Matonte

River Plate v Peñarol Sep 9, 2020 11|  River Plate | 0-0|  Peñarol | Montevideo

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15:15 UTC−3 | Viera  5'
Salaberry  23'
Pérez  59'
Ospitaleche  78' | Report | Abascal  13'
Trindade  16'
C. Rodríguez  86' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Jonathan Fuentes

River Plate v Liverpool Sep 13, 2020 12|  River Plate | 1-2|  Liverpool | Montevideo

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10:30 UTC−3 | R. Rodríguez 67'
Silvera  38'
Viera  58'
Píriz  56'
Olivera  63'
G. Rodríguez  82' | Report | Escobar 1'
Ramírez 71'
Rosso  66'
Lentinelly  77' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Diego Riveiro

MCT v River Plate Sep 21, 2020 13|  MCT | 1-0|  River Plate | Montevideo

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19:45 UTC−3 | Cóccaro 32'
Arismendi  52'
Pizzichillo  66'
Scotto  78' | Report | Olveira  30'
Olivera  33'
Plada  57'
Salaberry  80' | Stadium: Charrúa
Referee: Santiago Motta

River Plate v Plaza Colonia Oct 06, 2020 14|  River Plate | 1-1|  Plaza Colonia | Montevideo

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15:00 UTC−3 | González 83'
Ospitaleche  48' | Report | Verdún 72'  31'
Redín  15'
F. Pérez  65'
Graví  90+4' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Federico Modernell

Progreso v River Plate Oct 10, 2020 15|  Progreso | 1-2|  River Plate | Montevideo

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12:30 UTC−3 | Viega 62'
Platero  27'
Silva  73' | Report | N. González 45+1'
Borbas 84'
G. Rodríguez  24' | Stadium: Paladino
Referee: Diego Dunajec

### Intermedio 2020 (Group B)

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1  | Nacional | 7  | 5  | 0  | 2  | 11  | 6  | +5  | 15  | Advance to Torneo Intermedio Final
2  | River Plate | 7  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 14  | 8  | +6  | 13  |
3  | Peñarol | 7  | 4  | 0  | 3  | 15  | 9  | +6  | 12
4  | Fénix | 7  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 7  | 6  | +1  | 10
5  | Danubio | 7  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 9  | −4  | 9
6  | Deportivo Maldonado | 7  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 10  | 15  | −5  | 8
7  | Defensor Sporting | 7  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 5  | 10  | −5  | 6
8  | Boston River | 7  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 6  | 10  | −4  | 5

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| A| H| A| H| A| H| H
Result| W| W| W| L| L| D| W
Position| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2

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

#### Matches

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Peñarol v River Plate Oct 17, 2020 1|  Peñarol | 1-2|  River Plate | Ciudad de la Costa

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18:00 UTC−3 | Britos 66'
Núñez  7'  38' | Report | Neris 18' 36'
Vicente  40'
Salaberry  52'
R. Rodríguez  66' | Stadium: CDS
Referee: Yimmy Álvarez

River Plate v Danubio Oct 23, 2020 2|  River Plate | 4-0|  Danubio | Montevideo

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16:30 UTC−3 | Calzada 14'
Arezo 16' 25'
Silvera 90'
Leites  15'
Bonifazi  44' | Report | Mercado  48'
Pantaleone  63'
Comachi  80' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Antonio García

Boston River v River Plate Nov 9, 2020 3|  Boston River | 0-3|  River Plate | Montevideo

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20:15 UTC−3 | Neris 53'
Leites 59'
Arezo 63'
Ospitaleche  46' | Report | Tapia  36'
Abreu  53'
Bentancourt  72' | Stadium: Centenario
Referee: Diego Riveiro

River Plate v Nacional Nov 12, 2020 4|  River Plate | 0-2|  Nacional | Montevideo

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14:45 UTC−3 | Ospitaleche  17'
Leites  37'
Vicente  39' | Report | Bergessio 52'
S. Rodríguez 90+2'
Martínez  56' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Daniel Rodríguez

Deportivo Maldonado v River Plate Nov 21, 2020 5|  Deportivo Maldonado | 2-1|  River Plate | Maldonado

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17:00 UTC−3 | Ramos 13'
Batista 54'
N. Olivera  28'
Cantera  28' | [- Report] | Alonso 77'
Salaberry  5'
J. Olivera  28'
N. González | Stadium: Campus
Referee: José Burgos

River Plate v Defensor Sporting Nov 29, 2020 6|  River Plate | 1-1|  Defensor Sporting | Montevideo

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17:00 UTC−3 | Arezo 27'
G. Rodríguez  1'
Olveira  10'
Bonifazi  38'
Píriz  63'
Montiel  84' | Report | A. González 1'
Rojo  26'
Zuculini  58'
Poggi  65' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Gustavo Tejera

River Plate v Fénix Dic 11, 2020 7|  River Plate | 3-2|  Fénix | Montevideo

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17:00 UTC−3 | Neris 11'
Arezo 71'  56'
González 83'  43'
Bonifazi  47'
Píriz  53'
Olveira  63'
R. Rodríguez  75' | Report | N. Fernández 51'
Franco 62'  77'
A. Rodríguez  28'
Argachá  85' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Diego Riveiro

### Clausura 2020

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1  | Liverpool | 15  | 10  | 4  | 1  | 34  | 13  | +21  | 34  | Qualification for Championship playoff
2  | Peñarol | 15  | 8  | 5  | 2  | 20  | 12  | +8  | 29  |
3  | Montevideo City Torque | 15  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 30  | 14  | +16  | 26
4  | Nacional | 15  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 19  | 16  | +3  | 26
5  | Plaza Colonia | 15  | 7  | 4  | 4  | 28  | 16  | +12  | 25
6  | Boston River | 15  | 7  | 1  | 7  | 23  | 26  | −3  | 22
7  | Fénix[a] | 15  | 5  | 7  | 3  | 25  | 24  | +1  | 21
8  | River Plate[a] | 15  | 5  | 4  | 6  | 19  | 23  | −4  | 21
9  | Deportivo Maldonado | 15  | 4  | 6  | 5  | 21  | 27  | −6  | 18
10  | Montevideo Wanderers[b] | 15  | 3  | 6  | 6  | 22  | 31  | −9  | 18
11  | Cerro Largo | 15  | 4  | 4  | 7  | 15  | 17  | −2  | 16
12  | Progreso[b] | 15  | 5  | 3  | 7  | 17  | 22  | −5  | 15
13  | Danubio | 15  | 4  | 3  | 8  | 17  | 23  | −6  | 15
14  | Cerro | 15  | 3  | 5  | 7  | 16  | 21  | −5  | 14
15  | Defensor Sporting | 15  | 2  | 8  | 5  | 15  | 21  | −6  | 14
16  | Rentistas | 15  | 2  | 4  | 9  | 12  | 27  | −15  | 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 River Plate were awarded two points and Fénix were deducted one point due to Fénix fielding the ineligible player Bryan Olivera during the match between both teams.[3]
2. ^ a b Montevideo Wanderers were awarded three points and Progreso were deducted three points due to Progreso fielding an ineligible player during the match between both teams.[4]

#### Results by round

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Result| W| L| W| L| L| W| W| D| W| D| L| L| D| L| W
Position| 3| 9| 4| 5| 10| 8| 6| 6| 5| 5| 5| 6| 8| 10| 8

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

#### Matches

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Fénix v River Plate Jan 17, 2021 11|  Fénix | 1-1 (awd)|  River Plate | Montevideo

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17:00 UTC−3 | Nequecaur 33'
Fernández  50'
B. Olivera  67'
Canobbio  88' | Report | Arezo 35'
Viera  25'  45+1'
Bonifazi  82'
Ospitaleche  83'
Silvera  90+1' | Stadium: Capurro
Referee: Jonathan Fuentes

1:  River Plate were awarded two points and Fénix were deducted one point due to Fénix fielding the ineligible player Bryan Olivera during the Torneo Clausura match between both teams.[5] .

River Plate v Cerro Jan 20, 2021 2|  River Plate | 1-2|  Cerro | Montevideo

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17:00 UTC−3 | N. González 27'
Quintana  23'
Arezo  54'
Olivera  89' | Report | Cabrera 45'
Tancredi 55'
M. González  14' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Diego Dunajec

Defensor Sporting v River Plate Feb 1, 2021 3|  Defensor Sporting | 0-2|  River Plate | Montevideo

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21:30 UTC−3 | Rojo  41'
Cardaccio  45'
L. Rodríguez  78' | Report | Montiel 59'
Borbas 90+1'
R. Rodríguez  42'
Ospitaleche  49'
Píriz  61'
Arezo  67'
Viera  74'
Galletto  78' | Stadium: Franzini
Referee: José Burgos

River Plate v Danubio Feb 4, 2021 4|  River Plate | 0-4|  Danubio | Montevideo

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10:00 UTC−3 | Viera  90+5' | Report | Comachi 2'
Méndez 28'
Paiva 41'
Deorta  90+6'
Labandeira  15'
Fritzler  17' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Gustavo Tejera

Nacional v River Plate Feb 8, 2021 5|  Nacional | 3-0|  River Plate | Montevideo

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21:45 UTC−3 | G. Rodríguez 16' (o.g.)
Bergessio 33'  54'
Neves 56'
Orihuela  76' | Report | Montiel  37'
Bonifazi  77'
Viera  90' | Stadium: GPC
Referee: Andrés Cunha

River Plate v Boston River Feb 11, 2021 6|  River Plate | 3-1|  Boston River | Montevideo

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17:00 UTC−3 | Montiel 40'
Viera 50'  77'
Borbas 86'
Ospitaleche  48'
Píriz  61'
Salaberry  62'
Galletto  90' | Report | Martinuccio 26'
Gorga  11'
F. Rodríguez  56' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (substituted by Antonio García due to an injury).

Deportivo Maldonado v River Plate Feb 14, 2021 7|  Deportivo Maldonado | 1-2|  River Plate | Maldonado

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19:15 UTC−3 | Nicolini 36'
S. González  70' | Report | Montiel 55'
Arezo 67'
Bonifazi  14'
Neris  62'
N. Rodríguez  80'
Borbas  89'
Alonso  90' | Stadium: Campus
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez

River Plate v Rentistas Feb 17, 2021 8|  River Plate | 1-1|  Rentistas | Montevideo

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10:00 UTC−3 | Neris 27'
Viera  67'
Salaberry  90+1' | Report | César 14'
Irrazábal  90+2' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Mathías de Armas

River Plate v Cerro Largo Feb 20, 2021 9|  River Plate | 2-0|  Cerro Largo | Montevideo

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17:00 UTC−3 | Píriz 47'
Arezo 83'
G. Rodríguez  53'
Ospitaleche  55'
Calzada  84' | Report | Lamardo  44'
H. Dorrego  88'  90' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Diego Riveiro

River Plate v Wanderers Feb 27, 2021 10|  River Plate | 1-1|  Wanderers | Montevideo

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17:00 UTC−3 | Arezo 84'  72'
Galletto  87'
Ospitaleche  90+1' | Report | Rivero 48'
Morales  72'
Torres  88' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Leodán González

Peñarol v River Plate Mar 7, 2021 11|  Peñarol | 2-0|  River Plate | Ciudad de la Costa

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20:15 UTC−3 | Britos 37'  51'
A. Álvarez 48'
G. González  23'
Acosta  73'
Piquerez  84' | Report | Calzada  63'
Montiel  66'
Salaberry  71'
Plada  90' | Stadium: CDS
Referee: Andrés Cunha

Liverpool v River Plate Mar 14, 2021 12|  Liverpool | 3-2|  River Plate | Montevideo

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16:30 UTC−3 | Dávila 18'
Almeida 42'
Romero 62'  84'
Cándido  70' | Report | N. Rodríguez 3'
R. Rodríguez 53'  50'
Píriz  61' | Stadium: Belvedere
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

River Plate v MCT Mar 20, 2021 13|  River Plate | 1-1|  MCT | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | Viera 50'
R. Rodríguez  26'
Boné  60'
Pérez  71'
Neris  84' | Report | Rak 90+4'
Scotto  22'  45+2'
Pereyra  45+1'
Arismendi  69' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Andrés Matonte

Plaza Colonia v River Plate Mar 26, 2021 14|  Plaza Colonia | 1-0|  River Plate | Colonia del Sacramento

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16:00 UTC−3 | Quintana 24'
Kidd  55'  90+4' | Report | Montiel  13'
Salaberry  56'
Galletto  90+3' | Stadium: Prandi
Referee: Gustavo Tejera

River Plate v Progreso Mar 29, 2021 15|  River Plate | 3-2|  Progreso | Montevideo

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16:00 UTC−3 | N. Rodríguez 1'
N. González 45+1'
Alonso 90'
Salaberry  9'
R. Rodríguez  39'
Pérez  74'
Galletto  87'
Machado  90+1' | Report | Fernández 81'  19'
Marta 90+3'  86'
Gallardo  38'
Viega  38'
Andrada  45+1'
Sánchez  89' | Stadium: Saroldi
Referee: Daniel Rodríguez

### 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 (Q) | 37  | 19  | 12  | 6  | 56  | 39  | +17  | 69  | Qualification for Championship playoff and Copa Libertadores group stage
2  | Liverpool (Q) | 37  | 18  | 11  | 8  | 70  | 50  | +20  | 65  | Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage[a]
3  | Peñarol (X) | 37  | 18  | 11  | 8  | 54  | 34  | +20  | 65  | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage or Copa Sudamericana first stage[b]
4  | Montevideo City Torque (Q) | 37  | 17  | 10  | 10  | 64  | 40  | +24  | 61  | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
5  | Montevideo Wanderers[c] (Q) | 37  | 12  | 13  | 12  | 51  | 55  | −4  | 52  | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage[d]
6  | Cerro Largo (Q) | 37  | 12  | 14  | 11  | 42  | 39  | +3  | 50  | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
7  | Fénix[e] (Q) | 37  | 11  | 17  | 9  | 51  | 47  | +4  | 49
8  | River Plate[e] | 37  | 12  | 11  | 14  | 50  | 49  | +1  | 49  |
9  | Rentistas (X) | 37  | 11  | 14  | 12  | 45  | 48  | −3  | 47  | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage or Copa Sudamericana first stage[b]
10  | Plaza Colonia | 37  | 11  | 13  | 13  | 50  | 45  | +5  | 46  |
11  | Deportivo Maldonado | 37  | 11  | 13  | 13  | 46  | 61  | −15  | 46
12  | Defensor Sporting | 37  | 8  | 17  | 12  | 36  | 51  | −15  | 41
13  | Boston River | 37  | 10  | 10  | 17  | 43  | 57  | −14  | 40
14  | Progreso[c] | 37  | 10  | 11  | 16  | 45  | 52  | −7  | 38
15  | Danubio | 37  | 9  | 11  | 17  | 34  | 49  | −15  | 38
16  | Cerro | 37  | 7  | 12  | 18  | 34  | 55  | −21  | 33

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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of Copa Sudamericana, but may still qualify for Copa Libertadores
Notes:

1. ^ Liverpool qualified for the Copa Libertadores first stage by accepting the Uruguay 4 berth offered by the AUF on 8 February 2021.[6]
2. ^ a b If Rentistas win the semi-final, they will qualify for the Copa Libertadores group stage and Peñarol will qualify for the Copa Sudamericana first stage. Otherwise, Peñarol will qualify for the Copa Libertadores group stage and Rentistas will qualify for the Copa Sudamericana first stage as Torneo Apertura winners.
3. ^ a b Montevideo Wanderers were awarded three points and Progreso were deducted three points due to Progreso fielding an ineligible player during the Torneo Clausura match between both teams.[4]
4. ^ Montevideo Wanderers qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by accepting the Uruguay 3 berth offered by the AUF on 22 February 2021.[7]
5. ^ a b River Plate were awarded two points and Fénix were deducted one point due to Fénix fielding the ineligible player Bryan Olivera during the Torneo Clausura match between both teams.[3]

## 2020 Copa Sudamericana

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Main article: 2020 Copa Sudamericana

### First Stage

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11 February 2020 (2020-02-11)

17:15 UTC−5

Atlético Grau | 1-2| River Plate

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Ramírez 86'
Ávila  30'
Andía  66' | Report | Olivera 16'
Neris 24'
R. Rodríguez  61'
Calzada  74'
Alonso  90+3'
Viera  90+4'

Estadio Monumental, Lima[note 4]

Referee:  Piero Maza

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25 February 2020 (2020-02-25)

19:15 UTC−3

River Plate| 1-0|  Atlético Grau

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Olivera 15'
Montiel  32'
N. González  89' | Report | Reátegui  31'  52'

Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera, Montevideo[note 5]

Referee:  José Méndez

River Plate won 3-1 on aggregate score and advanced to the second stage.

### Second Stage

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28 October 2020 (2020-10-28)

19:15 UTC−5

Atlético Nacional | 1-1| River Plate

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Hernández 34'
Andrade  17'
Perlaza  19'
Mosquera  45+3'
Quintana  45+5'
González  45+6' | Report | Salaberry 69'  59'
G. Rodríguez  45'
Ospitaleche  66'
Bonifazi  83'
Borbas  90'

Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín

Referee:  Ángel Arteaga

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4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)

19:15 UTC−3

River Plate| 3-1|  Atlético Nacional

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Arezo 5' 26'
Píriz 90'
Viera  42' | Report | Duque 34'  45'
Palacios  45+4'
Rovira  47'

Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera, Montevideo

Referee:  Andrés Merlos

River Plate won 4-2 on aggregate score and advanced to the Round of 16.

### Round of 16

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26 November 2020 (2020-11-26)

19:15 UTC−3

River Plate| 1-2|  Universidad Católica

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Píriz 45+3'
Salaberry  33' | Report | Zampedri 9'
Aued 73'
Puch  45+6'
Lezcano  67'

Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera, Montevideo

Referee:  José Méndez

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3 December 2020 (2020-12-03)

21:30 UTC−3

Universidad Católica | 0–1| River Plate

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Buonanotte  40'
Saavedra  51' | Report | Bonifazi 51'  81'
Píriz  21'  52'
R. Rodríguez  36'

Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago

Referee:  Alexis Herrera

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Universidad Católica won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

## References

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1. ^ "Jorge Fossati confirmó su continuidad como entrenador". Ovación (in Spanish). 31 December 2019.
2. ^ "Temporada 2020". Referi.com (in Spanish).
3. ^ "Plantel de River Plate (Montevideo) 2020". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 9 February 2020.
4. ^ Atlético Grau will play their home match at Estadio Monumental, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura which is being remodeled.
5. ^ River Plate will play their home match at Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera, Montevideo, instead of their regular stadium Parque Federico Omar Saroldi, Montevideo as it does not meet CONMEBOL requirements.

1. ^ "Fútbol suspendido hasta nuevo aviso". 13 March 2020. (in Spanish)
2. ^ "El empate quedó trunco; pico el 16 de setiembre". 26 August 2020. (in Spanish)
3. ^ a b "Clausura: Apelación de Fénix en la AUF no prosperó y River Plate ganó los puntos" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
4. ^ a b "Progreso perdió los puntos que ganó ante Wanderers por la mala inclusión de un jugador" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
5. ^ "River ganó los puntos contra Fénix". 11 February 2021. (in Spanish)
6. ^ "Liverpool será "Uruguay 4" en la Copa Libertadores 2021 tras negativa de cuatro clubes" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 8 February 2021.
7. ^ "Wanderers aceptó ser "Uruguay 3" y jugará la segunda fase de la Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 22 February 2021.

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