2020 River Plate Montevideo season

River Plate
2020 season
President	Willie Tucci
Head coach	Jorge Fossati (since January 1st)
Stadium	Estadio Saroldi
Uruguayan Primera División	8th
Top goalscorer	League: Matías Arezo (13 goals); All: Matías Arezo (15 goals)
	← 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[edit]

Summer 2020[edit]

In[edit]

Position	Name	Age	From	Fee	Transfer Window	Ref.
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[edit]

Position	Name	Age	To	Fee	Transfer Window	Ref.
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[edit]

In[edit]

Position	Nationality	Name	Age	From	Fee	Transfer Window	Ref.
MF		Facundo Bonifazi	24	MVV Maastricht	Free agent	Winter	Tenfield

Out[edit]

Position	Nationality	Name	Age	To	Fee	Transfer Window	Ref.
FW		Mauro Da Luz	26	9 de Octubre	Loan	Winter	El Telegrafo
GK		Gastón Olveira	27	Olimpia	Loan	Winter	El País

Squad[edit]

First team squad[edit]

As of Mar 31, 2021^{[note 3]}

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
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[edit]

Last updated on Mar 31, 2021

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	Primera División	Copa Sudamericana	Total
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[edit]

Last updated on Mar 31, 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Name
No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Primera División			Copa Sudamericana			Total
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
MF
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[edit]

Apertura 2020[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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	Qualification for Torneo Apertura decider
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[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
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[edit]

Win Draw Loss Postponed

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

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

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

Aug 8, 2020 41	Danubio	1-3	River Plate	Montevideo
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] .

Aug 15, 2020 5	River Plate	2-3	Nacional	Montevideo
15:00 UTC−3	Leites 6' Viera 21'	Report	Bergessio 12' 45+3' 77'	Stadium: Saroldi Referee: Leodán González

Aug 19, 2020 6	Boston River	1-1	River Plate	Montevideo
10:15 UTC−3	Rigoleto 75' 75' Silva 69'	Report	Alonso 35' Pérez 24' Salaberry 68'	Stadium: Centenario Referee: Daniel Rodríguez

Aug 22, 2020 7	River Plate	0-1	Deportivo Maldonado	Montevideo
15:00 UTC−3	Brunelli 48' N. Rodríguez 50'	Report	Castellanos 53' Carrera 44' Lerda 61' Batista 82'	Stadium: Saroldi Referee: Christian Ferreyra

Aug 26/Sep 16, 2020 82	Rentistas	2-1	River Plate	Montevideo
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] .

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct 10, 2020 15	Progreso	1-2	River Plate	Montevideo
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)[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
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[edit]

Win Draw Loss Postponed

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

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

Nov 9, 2020 3	Boston River	0-3	River Plate	Montevideo
20:15 UTC−3	Neris 53' Leites 59' Arezo 63' Ospitaleche 46'	Report	Tapia 36' Abreu 53' Bentancourt 72'	Stadium: Centenario Referee: Diego Riveiro

Nov 12, 2020 4	River Plate	0-2	Nacional	Montevideo
14:45 UTC−3	Ospitaleche 17' Leites 37' Vicente 39'	Report	Bergessio 52' S. Rodríguez 90+2' Martínez 56'	Stadium: Saroldi Referee: Daniel Rodríguez

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

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

Dic 11, 2020 7	River Plate	3-2	Fénix	Montevideo
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[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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:

^ ^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]
^ ^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[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
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[edit]

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Jan 17, 2021 11	Fénix	1-1 (awd)	River Plate	Montevideo
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] .

Jan 20, 2021 2	River Plate	1-2	Cerro	Montevideo
17:00 UTC−3	N. González 27' Quintana^{[disambiguation needed]} 23' Arezo 54' Olivera 89'	Report	Cabrera 45' Tancredi 55' M. González 14'	Stadium: Saroldi Referee: Diego Dunajec

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

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

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

Feb 11, 2021 6	River Plate	3-1	Boston River	Montevideo
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).

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

Feb 17, 2021 8	River Plate	1-1	Rentistas	Montevideo
10:00 UTC−3	Neris 27' Viera 67' Salaberry 90+1'	Report	César 14' Irrazábal 90+2'	Stadium: Saroldi Referee: Mathías de Armas

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

Feb 27, 2021 10	River Plate	1-1	Wanderers	Montevideo
17:00 UTC−3	Arezo 84' 72' Galletto 87' Ospitaleche 90+1'	Report	Rivero 48' Morales 72' Torres 88'	Stadium: Saroldi Referee: Leodán González

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

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

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

Mar 26, 2021 14	Plaza Colonia	1-0	River Plate	Colonia del Sacramento
16:00 UTC−3	Quintana 24' Kidd 55' 90+4'	Report	Montiel 13' Salaberry 56' Galletto 90+3'	Stadium: Prandi Referee: Gustavo Tejera

Mar 29, 2021 15	River Plate	3-2	Progreso	Montevideo
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[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
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:

^ Liverpool qualified for the Copa Libertadores first stage by accepting the Uruguay 4 berth offered by the AUF on 8 February 2021.^[6]
^ ^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.
^ ^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]
^ Montevideo Wanderers qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by accepting the Uruguay 3 berth offered by the AUF on 22 February 2021.^[7]
^ ^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[edit]

First Stage[edit]

11 February 2020

17:15 UTC−5

Atlético Grau	1-2	River Plate
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

25 February 2020

19:15 UTC−3

River Plate	1-0	Atlético Grau
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[edit]

28 October 2020

19:15 UTC−5

Atlético Nacional	1-1	River Plate
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

4 November 2020

19:15 UTC−3

River Plate	3-1	Atlético Nacional
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[edit]

26 November 2020

19:15 UTC−3

River Plate	1-2	Universidad Católica
Píriz 45+3' Salaberry 33'	Report	Zampedri 9' Aued 73' Puch 45+6' Lezcano 67'

Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera, Montevideo

Referee:

José Méndez

3 December 2020

21:30 UTC−3

Universidad Católica	0–1	River Plate
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[edit]

^ "Jorge Fossati confirmó su continuidad como entrenador". Ovación (in Spanish). 31 December 2019.
^ "Temporada 2020". Referi.com (in Spanish).
^ "Plantel de River Plate (Montevideo) 2020". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 9 February 2020.
^ Atlético Grau will play their home match at Estadio Monumental, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura which is being remodeled.
^ 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.

^ "Fútbol suspendido hasta nuevo aviso". 13 March 2020. (in Spanish)
^ "El empate quedó trunco; pico el 16 de setiembre". 26 August 2020. (in Spanish)
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ "River ganó los puntos contra Fénix". 11 February 2021. (in Spanish)
^ "Liverpool será "Uruguay 4" en la Copa Libertadores 2021 tras negativa de cuatro clubes" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 8 February 2021.
^ "Wanderers aceptó ser "Uruguay 3" y jugará la segunda fase de la Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 22 February 2021.

[table_note_RIV0.63739214308438-7] 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]

[table_note_WAN0.63739214308438-9] 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]

[table_note_res_CL1S0.10649678162602-12] Liverpool qualified for the Copa Libertadores first stage by accepting the Uruguay 4 berth offered by the AUF on 8 February 2021.^[6]

[table_note_res_CLS0.10649678162602-13] 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.

[table_note_WAN0.10649678162602-14] 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]

[table_note_res_CL2S0.10649678162602-16] Montevideo Wanderers qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by accepting the Uruguay 3 berth offered by the AUF on 22 February 2021.^[7]

[table_note_RIV0.10649678162602-17] 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]

[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.

[Atlético_Grau-18] Atlético Grau will play their home match at Estadio Monumental, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura which is being remodeled.

[River_Plate_(URU)-19] 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.

[4] "Fútbol suspendido hasta nuevo aviso". 13 March 2020. (in Spanish)

[5] "El empate quedó trunco; pico el 16 de setiembre". 26 August 2020. (in Spanish)

[Match_FNX_RIV-6] "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.

[Match_WAN_PRO-8] "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.

[10] "River ganó los puntos contra Fénix". 11 February 2021. (in Spanish)

[11] "Liverpool será "Uruguay 4" en la Copa Libertadores 2021 tras negativa de cuatro clubes" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 8 February 2021.

[15] "Wanderers aceptó ser "Uruguay 3" y jugará la segunda fase de la Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 22 February 2021.

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