Friday , 13 November 2026

CA River Plate vs CA Tucumán, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

Liga Profesional · 2026
CA River Plate
0 – 1
Full Time
CA Tucumán
Sun 3 May 2026 · 21:30 UTC El Monumental HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 19' Renzo Tesuri
Y 42' Leonel Vega
Y 53' Lautaro Godoy
Ray Paez 88' Y
Marcos Acuna 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CA River Plate vs CA Tucumán — Superliga Argentina at El Monumental.

Match Details

  • Referee Yael Falcon
  • Assistant 1 Maximilano Del Yesso
  • Assistant 2 Sebastian Rainieri (Argentina)
20 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CA Vélez Sarsfield 27 51
2 CA Talleres 27 48
3 Racing Club 27 46
4 CA Huracán 27 46
5 CA River Plate 27 43
6 CA Boca Juniors 27 42
7 CA Independiente 27 40
8 CA Tucumán 27 40
9 CA Unión 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 Junín 27 26
27 CA Banfield 27 24
28 CA Barracas Central 27 23

Head-to-Head

3
2
2
CA River Plate 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals CA Tucumán
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-03 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Tucumán 2025-09-21 CA Tucumán 2–0 CA River Plate 2024-09-14 CA River Plate 4–1 CA Tucumán 2023-04-29 CA Tucumán 1–1 CA River Plate 2020-03-08 CA Tucumán 1–1 CA River Plate

Recent Form

CA River Plate
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May CA Tucumán 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 Río Cuarto A 2–0 W
CA Tucumán
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Tucumán
#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

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season
38% Clean Sheets
CA Tucumán this season

CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts). CA Tucumán are 8th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA River Plate
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
9/2
46-60
4/–
61-75
5/4
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA Tucumán
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA River Plate
Gonzalo Montiel 7 G 3 A
Tomas Galvan 6 G 3 A
Sebastian Driussi 6 G
Juan Fernando Quintero 3 G 2 A
Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A
CA Tucumán
Leandro Diaz 7 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for CA River Plate to score. At the same time, CA Tucuman does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' CA River Plate are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' CA Tucuman looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Renzo Tesuri scoring 1 goals.
  • 19' Renzo Tesuri makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and CA Tucuman are in front.
  • 24' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 29' Paraguay international Clever Ferreira has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA River Plate side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 39' CA River Plate currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' Leonel Vega catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 42.
  • 47' Marcos Acuna has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 7 cards already picked up this season.
  • 52' 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.
  • 53' Lautaro Godoy picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' Both keepers have barely been tested. CA River Plate and CA Tucuman are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 68' named a 4-1-3-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 73' The home supporters are growing impatient. CA River Plate must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 78' CA River Plate are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CA Tucuman backline.
  • 83' CA River Plate is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 88' Ray Paez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Marcos Acuna.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — CA River Plate 0-1 CA Tucuman.

Lineups

CA River Plate Lineups

4-1-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Coudet

CA Tucumán Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julio Falcioni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Clever Ferreira 2
Mateo Coronel 1
Renzo Tesuri 1
Thiago Almada 1
Tobias Andrada 1
Miguel Borja 1
Maximiliano Meza 1
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez 1

Head to Head

2026-05-03 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Tucumán 2025-09-21 CA Tucumán 2–0 CA River Plate 2024-09-14 CA River Plate 4–1 CA Tucumán 2023-04-29 CA Tucumán 1–1 CA River Plate 2020-03-08 CA Tucumán 1–1 CA River Plate

CA River Plate Form

2026-05-03 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Tucumán L 2026-04-26 CA River Plate 3–1 CA Aldosivi W 2026-04-19 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Boca Juniors L 2026-04-12 Racing Club 0–2 CA River Plate W 2026-04-05 CA River Plate 3–0 CA Belgrano W 2026-03-22 Estudiantes de Río Cuarto 0–2 CA River Plate W

CA Tucumán Form

2026-05-03 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Tucumán W 2026-04-26 CA Tucumán 1–1 CA Banfield D 2026-04-19 AA Argentinos Juniors 1–0 CA Tucumán L 2026-04-12 CA Tucumán 0–0 CA Tigre D 2026-04-05 CA Rosario Central 2–1 CA Tucumán L 2026-03-21 CA Tucumán 1–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.38 CA River Plate xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 CA Tucumán xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
CA River Plate45% Draw30% CA Tucumán25%
Actual: CA Tucumán win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

CA River Plate or Draw
75%
Draw or CA Tucumán
55%
CA River Plate or CA Tucumán
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CA River Plate32% Draw51% CA Tucumán17%
Actual: CA Tucumán win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.6%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
12.9%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — CA River Plate

Handicap CA River Plate covers Push CA Tucumán covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 24% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
CA Tucumán keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.