CONMEBOL Libertadores

River Plate vs Independiente del Valle, 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Libertadores
River Plate
  • 8': Sebastián Driussi
  • 26': Luis Zárate (OG)
  • 45'+5': Franco Mastantuono (P)
  • 51': Maximiliano Meza
  • 87': Miguel Borja
  • 90'+4': Manuel Lanzini
FT
6 - 2
Independiente del Valle
  • 11': Michael Hoyos
  • 21': Claudio Spinelli
  • Red Card 45'+4': Mateo Carabajal

About

River Plate are hosting Independiente del Valle at Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Jordy Alcívar.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Patrik Mercado (Independiente del Valle) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Cazares.
  • 7': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Luis Zárate.
  • 8': Goal! River Plate 1, Independiente del Valle 0. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 11': Goal! River Plate 1, Independiente del Valle 1. Michael Hoyos (Independiente del Valle) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claudio Spinelli.
  • 13': Foul by Milton Casco (River Plate).
  • 13': Jhegson Méndez (Independiente del Valle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Patrik Mercado (Independiente del Valle).
  • 13': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Claudio Spinelli (Independiente del Valle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
  • 16': Attempt missed. Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Franco Mastantuono.
  • 21': Goal! River Plate 1, Independiente del Valle 2. Claudio Spinelli (Independiente del Valle) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Layan Loor with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Fabricio Bustos (River Plate).
  • 23': Juan Cazares (Independiente del Valle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate).
  • 23': Luis Zárate (Independiente del Valle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Own Goal by Luis Zárate, Independiente del Valle. River Plate 2, Independiente del Valle 2.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Thiago Santamaría (Independiente del Valle) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordy Alcívar.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Castaño.
  • 31': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Luis Zárate.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 34': Foul by Ignacio Fernández (River Plate).
  • 34': Jordy Alcívar (Independiente del Valle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuliano Galoppo.
  • 35': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Layan Loor.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Carabajal (Independiente del Valle).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Milton Casco (River Plate) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ignacio Fernández.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Patrik Mercado (Independiente del Valle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Hoyos.
  • 38': Corner, Independiente del Valle. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
  • 39': Corner, Independiente del Valle. Conceded by Milton Casco.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Claudio Spinelli (Independiente del Valle) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrik Mercado with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Patrik Mercado (Independiente del Valle).
  • 40': Patrik Mercado (Independiente del Valle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Foul by Michael Hoyos (Independiente del Valle).
  • 42': Germán Pezzella (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Layan Loor (Independiente del Valle).
  • 42': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Patrik Mercado (Independiente del Valle) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Claudio Spinelli.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Facundo Colidio.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Franco Mastantuono.
  • 45'+1': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Jhegson Méndez.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Offside, River Plate. Facundo Colidio is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Penalty River Plate. Franco Mastantuono draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+3': Penalty conceded by Mateo Carabajal (Independiente del Valle) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+4': Mateo Carabajal (Independiente del Valle) is shown the red card.
  • 45'+5': Goal! River Plate 3, Independiente del Valle 2. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, River Plate 3, Independiente del Valle 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins River Plate 3, Independiente del Valle 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Independiente del Valle. Richard Schunke replaces Patrik Mercado.
  • 45': Substitution, River Plate. Enzo Pérez replaces Giuliano Galoppo.
  • 45': Substitution, River Plate. Maximiliano Meza replaces Ignacio Fernández.
  • 46': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Jordy Alcívar (Independiente del Valle).
  • 48': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Independiente del Valle).
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Luis Zárate.
  • 50': Foul by Facundo Colidio (River Plate).
  • 50': Guido Villar (Independiente del Valle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Goal! River Plate 4, Independiente del Valle 2. Maximiliano Meza (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fabricio Bustos.
  • 53': Foul by Germán Pezzella (River Plate).
  • 53': Michael Hoyos (Independiente del Valle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Hand ball by Fabricio Bustos (River Plate).
  • 55': Offside, River Plate. Fabricio Bustos is caught offside.
  • 55': Substitution, Independiente del Valle. Júnior Sornoza replaces Michael Hoyos.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Meza (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Facundo Colidio.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 57': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Richard Schunke.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franco Mastantuono with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabricio Bustos.
  • 61': Foul by Layan Loor (Independiente del Valle).
  • 61': Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Substitution, River Plate. Manuel Lanzini replaces Franco Mastantuono.
  • 61': Substitution, River Plate. Miguel Borja replaces Sebastián Driussi.
  • 62': Substitution, Independiente del Valle. Cristian Zabala replaces Juan Cazares.
  • 62': Substitution, Independiente del Valle. Jeison Medina replaces Claudio Spinelli.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Miguel Borja (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Colidio.
  • 62': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Thiago Santamaría.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Maximiliano Meza (River Plate).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Hand ball by Maximiliano Meza (River Plate).
  • 67': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Miguel Borja (River Plate) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 68': VAR Decision: No Goal River Plate 4-2 Independiente del Valle.
  • 71': Foul by Germán Pezzella (River Plate).
  • 71': Jeison Medina (Independiente del Valle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Substitution, Independiente del Valle. Óscar Quiñónez replaces Jhegson Méndez.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Meza (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Foul by Kevin Castaño (River Plate).
  • 76': Jeison Medina (Independiente del Valle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Hand ball by Facundo Colidio (River Plate).
  • 78': Substitution, River Plate. Ian Subiabre replaces Facundo Colidio.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Manuel Lanzini (River Plate) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabricio Bustos.
  • 82': Foul by Miguel Borja (River Plate).
  • 82': Óscar Quiñónez (Independiente del Valle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Kevin Castaño (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Borja.
  • 84': Corner, Independiente del Valle. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 85': Foul by Óscar Quiñónez (Independiente del Valle).
  • 85': Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Fabricio Bustos (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Foul by Layan Loor (Independiente del Valle).
  • 86': Layan Loor (Independiente del Valle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Goal! River Plate 5, Independiente del Valle 2. Miguel Borja (River Plate) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Castaño.
  • 89': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
  • 89': Júnior Sornoza (Independiente del Valle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
  • 89': Jeison Medina (Independiente del Valle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Júnior Sornoza (Independiente del Valle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Independiente del Valle. Layan Loor is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Cristian Zabala (Independiente del Valle) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 90'+3': VAR Decision: No Goal River Plate 5-2 Independiente del Valle.
  • 90'+4': Goal! River Plate 6, Independiente del Valle 2. Manuel Lanzini (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Meza.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, River Plate 6, Independiente del Valle 2.
  • 0': Match ends, River Plate 6, Independiente del Valle 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 0
35.9 Possession 64.1
8 SHOTS 21
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
241 Accurate Passes 497
305 Passes 548
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
7 Crosses 18
0.4 Cross % 0.3
47 Long Balls 42
22 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 7
8 Effective Tackles 6
17 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 7
17 Effective Clearances 8
17 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 60,635

CONMEBOL Libertadores Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 River Plate 5 +6 11
2 Universitario 5 0 7
3 Independiente del Valle 5 -4 5
4 Barcelona SC 5 -2 4
Full Standings

Line-Ups

RIV River Plate (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Franco Armani (GK)
28 Lucas Martínez Quarta
6 Germán Pezzella
20 Milton Casco
16 Fabricio Bustos
22 Kevin Castaño
34 Giuliano Galoppo
26 Ignacio Fernández
15 Sebastián Driussi
11 Facundo Colidio
30 Franco Mastantuono
River Plate Substitutes:
Manuel Lanzini, Leandro González Pírez, Matías Kranevitter, Maximiliano Meza, Miguel Borja, Federico Gattoni, Enzo Pérez, Santiago Simón, Rodrigo Aliendro, Marcos Acuña, Ian Subiabre, Jeremias Ledesma.

IDV Independiente del Valle (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
22 Guido Villar (GK)
14 Mateo Carabajal Red Card
2 Luis Zárate
6 Jordy Alcivar
19 Layan Loor
23 Thiago Santamaría
26 Cazares
7 Patrik Mercado Yellow Card
32 Jhegson Méndez
11 Michael Hoyos
77 Claudio Spinelli
Independiente del Valle Substitutes:
Cristian Zabala, Gustavo Cortez, Jeison Medina, Moisés Ramírez, Junior Sornoza, Renato Ibarra, Emerson Pata, Matías Fernández, Romario Ibarra, Darwin Guagua, Oscar Quiñónez, Richard Schunke.

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