River Plate

CONMEBOL Sudamericana

River Plate DDWWWL

1:1

Finished

Kick-off was 27 Aug, 01:30 BST

Santa Fe WDDWLW

Venue: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti City: Buenos Aires

In the CONMEBOL Sudamericana game on 27 August 2026, River Plate beat Santa Fe 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 11:4, corners 6:2.

Match report

River Plate and Santa Fe drew 1-1 after extra time in their Copa Sudamericana round of 16 tie at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti on 27 August 2026, before settling matters in a penalty shootout that saw the hosts advance.

Santiago Driussi gave River Plate the lead in the 52nd minute, and he was substituted himself two minutes later. Facundo Fagundez added a second penalty in the 80th minute after the visitors had made three changes in quick succession. The match had the look of one where the home side would control proceedings, and by then the statistics were telling the same story.

River Plate dominated possession at 72 per cent, registering 11 shots on target against Santa Fe's four. Their expected goals figure of 2.58 sat comfortably above the visitors' 1.29, and they created three big chances compared to just one for the away side. But the shootout would prove far more unpredictable than the match statistics suggested.

What followed was a marathon at the spot-kick spot. River Plate's Emiliano Olivera and Lucas Martinez Quarta missed, while Santa Fe saw Fernando Gonzalez, Jhonny Torres, and Sebastian Beltran fail to convert. The shootout stretched beyond eleven rounds before a winner emerged, each side taking turns to either fire home or find the woodwork.

River Plate's victory moves them further clear at the top of their group, where they sit on 14 points from six matches with four wins and two draws. They had drawn 0-0 with Santa Fe earlier in August, so this result provides a clear path forward in the competition.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 72 – 28.00

Shots on target 11 – 4

Shots off target 16 – 7

Expected goals 2.58 – 1.29

⇄ 36' K. D. Toscano Bassa — Substitution ⚽ 52' S. Driussi — Goal ⇄ 58' A. Zapata — Substitution ⇄ 58' J. Obrian — Substitution ⇄ 58' N. Bustos — Substitution ⇄ 62' T. Galvan — Substitution ⇄ 62' S. Driussi — Substitution 🟨 71' G. Montiel — Yellow card ⇄ 76' T. Andrada — Substitution ⇄ 76' G. Montiel — Substitution ⚽ 80' F. Fagundez — Penalty ⇄ 82' A. Moreno — Substitution 🟨 82' M. Acuna — Yellow card 🟨 83' C. Mafla — Yellow card ⇄ 87' H. Rodallega — Substitution

Penalty shootout

7 : 8

River Plate

Santa Fe

Match events

36' 0:0 Santa Fe Substitution K. D. Toscano Bassa off: J. Torres
52' 1:0 River Plate Goal S. Driussi assist: G. Montiel
58' 1:0 Santa Fe Substitution A. Zapata off: F. Fagundez
58' 1:0 Santa Fe Substitution J. Obrian off: L. Palacios
58' 1:0 Santa Fe Substitution N. Bustos off: M. Lovera
62' 1:0 River Plate Substitution T. Galvan off: Fausto Vera
62' 1:0 River Plate Substitution S. Driussi off: R. Borre
71' 1:0 River Plate Yellow card G. Montiel
76' 1:0 River Plate Substitution T. Andrada off: F. Gonzalez
76' 1:0 River Plate Substitution G. Montiel off: J. Meza
80' 1:1 Santa Fe Penalty F. Fagundez
82' 1:1 River Plate Substitution A. Moreno off: J. Freitas
82' 1:1 River Plate Yellow card M. Acuna
83' 1:1 Santa Fe Yellow card C. Mafla
87' 1:1 Santa Fe Substitution H. Rodallega off: J. Angulo

Statistics

72 Possession, % 28.00

11 Shots on target 4

16 Shots off target 7

2.58 Expected goals 1.29

3 Big chances 1

149 Attacks 72

6 Corners 2

15 Fouls 10

10 Free kicks 12

1 Offsides 2

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 19

23 Throw-ins 18

All statistics

16/3546% Aerial duels 19/3554%

101 Backward passes 29

4 Blocked shots 1

7 Clearances 34

9/3129% Crosses 2/729%

8/1553% Dribbles 9/1656%

1.74 Expected assists 0.21

85 Failed passes 89

3 Goalkeeper saves 8

14 Interceptions 10

23 Key passes 8

54/8068% Long passes 18/6229%

160 Passes into the final third 16

430 Passes in the opposition half 142

185 Passes in own half 91

0.35 Shot accuracy 0.33

13 Shots from outside the box 3

18 Shots inside the box 9

9/1464% Tackles 8/1844%

584 Total passes 226

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
41	Santiago Beltran	41
21	Marcos Javier Acuña	21
28	Lucas Martínez Quarta	28
29	Gonzalo Montiel	29
30	Nicolás Otamendi	30
6	Aníbal Ismael Moreno	6
10	Ángel Correa	10
23	Thiago Ezequiel Almada	23
26	Tomás Ezequiel Galván	26
50	T. Andrade	50
9	Sebastián Driussi	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
33	Ezequiel Ignacio Centurión	33
31	Facundo Gonzalez	31
15	Fausto Vera	15
24	Juan Cruz Mesa	24
43	Valentin Lucero	43
44	Lucas Silva	44
19	Rafael Santos Borré Maury	19
25	Lautaro Pereira	25
35	J. Freitas	35

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Santa Fe

Starting XI
#	Player	number
12	Weibmar Asprilla	12
13	Helibelton Palacios	13
15	Iván René Scarpeta Silgado	15
18	Emanuel Olivera	18
32	Christian Mafla	32
6	Kilian David Toscano Bassa	6
10	Alexis Zapata	10
16	Daniel Torres	16
19	Nahuel Lautaro Bustos	19
77	Jader Obrian	77
11	Hugo Rodallega Martínez	11

Substitutes
#	Player	number
30	Emiliano Contreras	30
3	Victor Moreno	3
4	Mateo Puerta	4
24	Jeison Andrés Angulo Trujillo	24
43	Jean Caicedo	43
39	Cristhian Portocarrero	39
42	Jhojan Zúñiga	42
7	Johan Torres	7
9	Franco Misael Fagúndez Rosa	9
14	Luis Ángel Palacios Mena	14
17	Maximiliano Lovera	17
40	Martin Palacios	40

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Match prediction: River Plate — Santa Fe

Win: River Plate

Confidence 59%

Reasoning

Средняя линия 43 букмекеров: победа Ривер Плейт 1.65, ничья 3.84, победа Санта-Фе 6.56
Конторы расходятся в оценке: от 1.40 до 3.50 (150%)
Ривер Плейт идёт 1-м: 14 очков после 6 матчей (4 побед, 2 ничьих, 0 поражений)
Последние 5 матчей Ривер Плейт: 1 побед, 2 ничьих, 2 поражений
Последние 5 матчей Санта-Фе: 2 побед, 3 ничьих, 0 поражений
Очные встречи за последние годы: сыграно 1, побед Ривер Плейт — 0, ничьих 1, побед Санта-Фе — 0

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