Thursday , 2 July 2026

CA River Plate vs CA Tucuman, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

Liga Profesional · 2026
CA River Plate
0 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yael Falcon
  • Assistant 1 Maximilano Del Yesso
  • Assistant 2 Sebastian Rainieri (Argentina)
19 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 9.1 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 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

2
2
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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 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
44% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season
31% 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. CA River Plate is hosting CA Tucumán for another epic battle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Tucumán that had 160 games and scored 165 goals.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' It looks surprising CA River Plate does not make any changes. Anibal Moreno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 19' Renzo Tesuri puts CA Tucuman on the lead.
  • 24' CA Tucumán started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 29' The travelling CA Tucumán supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from German Pezzella, as he is very good at scoring at El Monumental with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Agustin Ruberto made 182 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 42' CA Tucuman receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 47' CA River Plate is showing some good football. However, CA River Plate are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 52' 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.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lautaro Godoy on 53.
  • 58' It looks like no one’s ball. CA Tucumán is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 63' Marcos Acuna has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 68' Facundo Colidio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 13 Yellow cards this season.
  • 73' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CA Tucumán winning 100% of all matches.
  • 78' It’s high time Julio Falcioni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 83' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for Ray Paez. He receives a card.
  • 90' CA River Plate player sees a card in front of him.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

CA River Plate Lineups

4-1-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Coudet

CA Tucuman Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julio Falcioni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Facundo Colidio 1
Franco Nicola 1
Cristian Ferreira 1
Matias Suarez 1
Javier Toledo 1
Mateo Coronel 1
Renzo Tesuri 1
Miguel Borja 1

Head to Head

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

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 Tucuman 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 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.42 CA River Plate xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 CA Tucuman xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
CA River Plate49% Draw29% CA Tucuman22%
Actual: CA Tucuman 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 Tucuman
51%
CA River Plate or CA Tucuman
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CA River Plate34% Draw51% CA Tucuman15%
Actual: CA Tucuman 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
5%
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 Tucuman 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 Tucuman keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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