CA River Plate vs CA Tucuman, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA
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Match Preview
CA River Plate vs CA Tucuman — Superliga Argentina at El Monumental.
- CA River Plate 27 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
- CA Tucuman 27 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yael Falcon
- Assistant 1 Maximilano Del Yesso
- Assistant 2 Sebastian Rainieri (Argentina)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 CA Velez Sarsfield 27 51 2 CA Talleres 27 48 3 Racing Club 27 46 4 CA Huracan 27 46 5 CA River Plate 27 43 6 CA Boca Juniors 27 42 7 CA Independiente 27 40 8 CA Tucuman 27 40 9 CA Union 27 40 10 CA Platense 27 39 11 CS Independiente Rivadavia 27 38 12 Estudiantes de La Plata 27 36 13 Instituto AC Cordoba 27 36 14 CA Lanus 27 36 15 CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 27 35 16 CA Belgrano 27 35 17 CD Riestra 27 35 18 CA Tigre 27 34 19 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 27 32 20 CA Rosario Central 27 32 21 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 27 32 22 CA Central Cordoba 27 31 23 AA Argentinos Juniors 27 30 24 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 27 29 25 CA Newell's Old Boys 27 28 26 CA Sarmiento de Junin 27 26 27 CA Banfield 27 24 28 CA Barracas Central 27 23 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May CA Tucuman H 0–1 L 26 Apr CA Aldosivi H 3–1 W 19 Apr CA Boca Juniors H 0–1 L 12 Apr Racing Club A 2–0 W 05 Apr CA Belgrano H 3–0 W 22 Mar Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May CA River Plate A 1–0 W 26 Apr CA Banfield H 1–1 D 19 Apr AA Argentinos Juniors A 0–1 L 12 Apr CA Tigre H 0–0 D 05 Apr CA Rosario Central A 1–2 L 21 Mar Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata H 1–0 W Season Stats
CA River Plate CA Tucuman #5 Position #8 43 Points 40 27 Played 27 11 / 10 / 6 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 9 38 Scored 28 21 Conceded 27 +17 GD +1 1.59 PPG 1.48 41% Win % 41% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history44% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season31% Clean Sheets
CA Tucuman this seasonCA River Plate are 5th (43 pts). CA Tucuman are 8th (40 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between CA River Plate and CA Tucuman is underway.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA River Plate needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. CA River Plate is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 19' CA Tucuman is taking the lead after the goal scored by Renzo Tesuri on 19.
- 24' The travelling CA Tucuman supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 29' It looks surprising CA Tucuman does not make any changes. Leandro Diaz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
- 42' The referee shows CA Tucuman player a card on 42.
- 47' CA Tucuman is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Tucuman that had 153 games and scored 157 goals.
- 53' Lautaro Godoy is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
- 58' CA Tucuman is showing some good football. However, CA Tucuman are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 63' CA River Plate started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
- 68' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 73' CA Tucuman seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 88' Ray Paez is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcos Acuna on 90.
- With this win, CA Tucuman is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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CA River Plate
4-1-3-2Starting XI- 20
- 21
- 16
- 8
- 6
- 11
- 26
- 13
- 41
- 38
- 32
Bench- 29
- 34
- 18
- 33
- 10
- 19
- 36
- 24
- 25
- 44
- 7
- 35
Coach Eduardo CoudetCA Tucuman
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 9
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- 23
- 11
- 20
- 21
- 10
- 3
- 26
- 31
- 19
Bench- 24
- 6
- 18
- 28
- 25
- 8
- 32
- 30
- 45
- 36
- 5
- 34
Coach Julio Falcioni -
Head to Head
CA River Plate Form

