CA River Plate vs CA Tucuman, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA River Plate

0 – 1

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CA Tucuman

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

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

CA River Plate 27 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
CA Tucumán 27 games · 40 pts (2026/26)

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 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 Córdoba	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 Córdoba	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

CA River Plate 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals CA Tucuman

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-03 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Tucuman 2024-09-14 CA River Plate 4–1 CA Tucuman 2023-04-29 CA Tucuman 1–1 CA River Plate 2020-03-08 CA Tucuman 1–1 CA River Plate 2019-03-11 CA Tucuman 0–1 CA River Plate

Recent Form

CA River Plate

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

CA Tucuman

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 history

42% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

35% Clean Sheets
CA Tucuman this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA River Plate

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/1

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Tucuman

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA River Plate

Sebastian Driussi	5 G
Gonzalo Montiel	4 G	1 A
Juan Fernando Quintero	3 G	2 A
Juan Quintero	3 G	2 A

CA Tucuman

Leandro Diaz

5 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — CA River Plate and CA Tucuman get this one started.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CA River Plate and CA Tucuman are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CA River Plate and CA Tucuman are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Agustin Ruberto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
19' GOAL! Renzo Tesuri fires home to make it 0-1!
24' CA Tucuman are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
29' CA River Plate are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CA Tucuman backline.
34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
39' 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.
42' It’s gonna be a card for Leonel Vega.
47' Argentina international Facundo Colidio has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
52' A quiet spell here at El Monumental. CA Tucuman seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
53' A moment of madness from Lautaro Godoy on 53 minutes earns him a card. CA Tucuman will be frustrated.
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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
68' CA River Plate started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
73' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CA Tucuman winning 100% of all matches.
78' named a 4-1-3-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
83' CA Tucuman is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
88' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ray Paez on 88 minutes.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Marcos Acuna on 90 minutes.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for CA Tucuman players.

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

Player	Goals
Maximiliano Meza	1
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez	1
Facundo Colidio	1
Franco Nicola	1
Cristian Ferreira	1
Matias Suarez	1
Javier Toledo	1
Mateo Coronel	1

Head to Head

CA River Plate Form

2026-05-03 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Tucuman 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 Rio Cuarto 0–2 CA River Plate W

CA Tucumán Form

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.42 CA River Plate xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.78 CA Tucumán xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

CA River Plate49% Draw29% CA Tucumán22%

Actual: CA Tucumán win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

CA River Plate or Draw

78%

Draw or CA Tucumán

51%

CA River Plate or CA Tucumán

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA River Plate34% Draw51% CA Tucumán15%

Actual: CA Tucumán win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

14.6%

0 – 0

13.3%

1 – 1

13.1%

2 – 0

10.8%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

1 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

3.4%

0 – 2

3.2%

4 – 0

1.8%

Asian Handicap — CA River Plate

Handicap	CA River Plate covers	Push	CA Tucumán covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	16%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	25%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

CA Tucumán keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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