# 2020 River Plate Montevideo season

River Plate took part both in the Uruguayan Primera División, and 2020 Copa Sudamericana. Season was abruptly suspended in March 2020, due to COVID-19 outbreak appearances all over the country, and resumed in August 2020.

## Transfer Window
### Summer 2020
#### In

| 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

| 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 |
| DF | Joaquín Fernández | 21 | SC Heerenveen | Transfer | Summer | Ovación |

### Winter 2020
#### In

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

#### Out

| 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
### First team squad

    As of Mar 31, 2021
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

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 | Total | Total | Total | 50 | 9 | 59 |

### Disciplinary record

Last updated on Mar 31, 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Primera División | Primera División | Primera División | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Total | Total | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 120 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 5 | 2 |

## Primera División
### Apertura 2020
#### League table

| 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 | |

#### Results by round

| 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 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
1: Fourth round was suspended on March 14th due to Coronavirus outbreak appearances all over the country .
2: The match was suspended after 20 minutes due to stormy weather. To be resumed on September 16. .

### Intermedio 2020 (Group B)
#### League table

| 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 | |

#### Results by round

| 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 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Clausura 2020
#### League table

| 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 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 21 | |
| 8 | River Plate | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 21 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Maldonado | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 18 | |
| 10 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 18 | |
| 11 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 16 | |
| 12 | Progreso | 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 | |
* 1 2 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.
* 1 2 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.

#### Results by round

| 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 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
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. .

### Overall
#### League table

| 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 |
| 3 | Peñarol (X) | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 65 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage or Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 4 | Montevideo City Torque (Q) | 37 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 61 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5 | Montevideo Wanderers (Q) | 37 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 52 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 6 | Cerro Largo (Q) | 37 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 50 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Fénix (Q) | 37 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 49 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | River Plate | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | |
* ↑ Liverpool qualified for the Copa Libertadores first stage by accepting the Uruguay 4 berth offered by the AUF on 8 February 2021.
* 1 2 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.
* 1 2 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.
* ↑ Montevideo Wanderers qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage by accepting the Uruguay 3 berth offered by the AUF on 22 February 2021.
* 1 2 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.

## 2020 Copa Sudamericana
### First Stage

River Plate won 3-1 on aggregate score and advanced to the second stage.

### Second Stage

River Plate won 4-2 on aggregate score and advanced to the Round of 16.

### Round of 16

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Universidad Católica won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).