Sport Local 2026-04-04T17:21:13+00:00

River Plate vs. Belgrano: Matchday 13 of the Argentine League

Buenos Aires, April 4. River Plate will host Belgrano de Córdoba at the Monumental Stadium this Sunday. Coach Eduardo Coudet's team, the current world champions, is aiming for a fourth consecutive win. The match kicks off at 6:00 PM and will be refereed by Yael Falcón Pérez. Belgrano, led by Ricardo Zielinski, is in good form after their Argentine Cup victory and sits in fourth place in the standings. This matchup is set to be exciting, especially considering River's key player absences.


River Plate vs. Belgrano: Matchday 13 of the Argentine League

Buenos Aires, April 4 (NA) – River Plate will seek its fourth consecutive win this Sunday when it hosts Belgrano de Córdoba for the thirteenth round of Zone B of the Professional Football League's Opening Tournament. The match will take place at the Monumental Stadium at 6:00 PM local time, with Yael Falcón Pérez as the main referee and José Carreras in the VAR system. River Plate, coached by Eduardo Coudet, will be without key players like Marcos Acuña and Gonzalo Montiel due to suspension and injury, respectively. Uruguayan Matías Viña and Fabricio Bustos are expected to start. Coudet's main decisions involve choosing the left-winger (Ian Subiabre or Ecuadorian Kendry Páez) and the player behind striker Sebastián Driussi (Maximiliano Salas or Joaquín Freitas). Meanwhile, Belgrano de Córdoba, led by Ricardo Zielinski, comes off a 3-0 win over Atlético de Rafaela in the Argentine Cup. In the Opening Tournament, the Córdoba team lost 2-1 to Racing and sits in fourth place with 19 points. For this away match, the former Independiente coach is expected to make only one change from the last game: Lucas Passerini will start as a striker in place of Lautaro Gutiérrez. These are the probable lineups and other details for the match Professional Football League Opening Tournament - Zone B - Thirteenth Round River Plate - Belgrano de Córdoba Stadium: Monumental, Capital Federal Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez VAR: José Carreras Time: 18:00 TV: TNT Sports River Plate: Santiago Beltrán; Fabricio Bustos, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Lautaro Rivero, Matías Viña; Fausto Vera, Aníbal Moreno, Tomás Galván; Ian Subiabre or Kendry Páez, Maximiliano Salas or Joaquín Freitas; and Sebastián Driussi. Coach: Eduardo Coudet. Belgrano de Córdoba: Thiago Cardozo; Alcídes Benítez, Leonardo Morales, Álvaro Ocampo, Federico Ricca; Franco Vázquez, Adrián Sánchez; Emiliano Rigoni, Lucas Zelarayán, Juan Velázquez; and Lucas Passerini. Coach: Ricardo Zielinski.