# 2018 River Plate Montevideo season

River Plate took part in the Uruguayan Primera División and Torneo Intermedio. At the same time, u-20 squad competed in 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores and reached top three. This tournament was held in Uruguay from 10 to 24 February 2018. River Plate qualified for 2019 Copa Sudamericana.
Pablo Tiscornia was removed on August 27 due to bad results.

## Transfer Window
### Summer 2018
#### In

| Position | Name | Age | From | Fee | Transfer Window | Ref. |
| FW | Matías Alonso | 32 | The Strongest | Free agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy |
| FW | Martín Correa | 26 | Torque | Free agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy |
| MF | Maximiliano Calzada | 27 | Arsenal | Free agent | Summer | ovaciondigital.com.uy |

#### Out

| Position | Name | Age | To | Fee | Transfer Window | Ref. |
| FW | Mathías Saavedra | 28 | Torque | Free agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy |
| MF | Giovanni González | 23 | Peñarol | Free agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy |
| MF | Bruno Piñatares | 27 | Delfín S.C. | Free agent | Summer | eluniverso.com |
| MF | Gonzalo Vega | 25 | Puskás AFC | Free agent | Summer | rangado.24.hu |
| MF | Santiago Scotto | 20 | Fénix | Free agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy |
| FW | Álvaro Fernández | 19 | Fénix | Free agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy |
| MF | Fabricio Fernández | 24 | Miramar Misiones | Free agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy |
| FW | Alexander Rosso | 24 | Progreso | Free agent | Summer | tenfield.com.uy |

### Winter 2018
#### In

| Position | Name | Age | From | Fee | Transfer Window | Ref. |
| FW | Gabriel Leyes | 28 | Alianza Lima | Free agent | Winter | tenfield.com.uy |
| FW | Luis Urruti | 25 | Peñarol | Free agent | Winter | tenfield.com.uy |
| MF | Matías Ebre | 21 | Reserves | – | Winter | tenfield.com.uy |
| DF | Emiliano García | 28 | Guayaquil City | Free agent | Winter | tenfield.com.uy |

#### Out

| Position | Name | Age | To | Fee | Transfer Window | Ref. |
| FW | Facundo Peraza | 25 | Academia Puerto Cabello | Free agent | Winter | tenfield.com.uy |
| MF | Martín Correa | 26 | Defensor Sporting | Transfer | Winter | tenfield.com.uy |
| DF | Claudio Herrera | 30 | Peñarol | Free agent | Winter | ovacion.com.uy |

## Squad
### First team squad

    As of Aug 14, 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | URU | Nicola Pérez |
| 2 | DF | URU | Agustín Ale |
| 3 | DF | URU | Deivis Barone |
| 3 | DF | URU | Emiliano García |
| 5 | MF | URU | Facundo Ospitaleche |
| 6 | DF | URU | Williams Martínez |
| 7 | DF | URU | Nicolás Rodríguez |
| 8 | MF | URU | Maximiliano Calzada |
| 9 | FW | URU | Gabriel Leyes |
| 10 | MF | URU | Matías Jones |
| 12 | GK | URU | Lucas Machado |
| 13 | MF | URU | Matías Ebre |
| 14 | DF | URU | Iván Silva |
| 15 | DF | URU | Joaquín Fernández |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | URU | Mauro Da Luz |
| 18 | MF | URU | Diego Vicente |
| 19 | FW | URU | Juan Manuel Olivera |
| 20 | DF | URU | Diego Rodríguez |
| 21 | FW | URU | Cristian Martin |
| 22 | DF | URU | Claudio Herrera |
| 23 | FW | URU | Matías Alonso |
| 24 | MF | URU | Pablo González |
| 25 | GK | URU | Gastón Olveira |
| 26 | DF | URU | Facundo Silvera |
| 27 | FW | URU | Facundo Boné |
| 28 | MF | URU | José Neris |
| 29 | FW | URU | Facundo Vigo |
| 30 | FW | URU | Ezequiel Peña |

### Top scorers

Last update on Nov 8, 2018
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Name | Primera División | Torneo Intermedio | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Matías Jones | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | 17 | Mauro Da Luz | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | 19 | Juan Manuel Olivera | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | 27 | Facundo Boné | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | DF | 7 | Nicolás Rodríguez | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | - | Martín Correa | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 11 | Luis Urruti | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 23 | Matías Alonso | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 6 | Williams Martínez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 2 | Agustín Ale | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 5 | Facundo Ospitaleche | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Maximiliano Calzada | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| - | Own Goals | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 5 | 53 |

### Disciplinary record

Last updated on Nov 8,2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Primera División | Primera División | Primera División | Torneo Intermedio | Torneo Intermedio | Torneo Intermedio | Total | Total | Total |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||
| 1 | DF | | Nicola Pérez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Agustín Ale | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Emiliano García | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Deivis Barone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Williams Martínez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | | Nicolás Rodríguez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | | Diego Rodríguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Facundo Silvera | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | | Facundo Ospitaleche | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Maximiliano Calzada | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Matías Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Pablo González | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | José Neris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Gabriel Leyes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Luis Urruti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | | Mauro Da Luz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Juan Manuel Olivera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Matías Alonso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | | Facundo Boné | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | | Facundo Vigo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Players transferred out during the season |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Facundo Peraza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Martín Correa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Claudio Herrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 82 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 2 | 5 |

## Primera División
### Apertura 2018
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nacional | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 38 | Qualification to Championship playoff |
| 2 | Peñarol | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 36 | |
| 3 | Danubio | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 30 | |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 30 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 27 | |
| 6 | River Plate | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 25 | |
| 7 | Cerro | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Progreso | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 21 | |
| 9 | Fénix | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| 10 | Boston River | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 19 | |
| 11 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 18 | |
| 12 | Atenas | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 16 | |
| 13 | Racing | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 12 | |
| 14 | Torque | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 10 | |
| 15 | Rampla Juniors | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 10 | |
| 16 | El Tanque Sisley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from league |
* 1 2 Liverpool were awarded two points and Boston River were deducted one point due to a breach of rules by a member of the managerial staff of Boston River during the Torneo Apertura match between both teams.
* ↑ El Tanque Sisley withdrew from the league due to outstanding debts.

#### 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 | H | A | H | H | A | H | W/O |
| Result | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
1: El Tanque Sisley withdrew from the league due to outstanding debts.

### Torneo Intermedio (Group B)
#### Group table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Torque | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | Advance to Torneo Intermedio Final |
| 2 | Peñarol | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 12 | |
| 3 | River Plate | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 9 | |
| 4 | Atenas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Progreso | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Defensor Sporting | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 6 | |
| 7 | Boston River | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 | |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | - |
| Result | D | W | L | D | W | D | - |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Clausura 2018
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Peñarol | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 36 | Qualification to Championship playoff |
| 2 | Nacional | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 30 | |
| 3 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 28 | |
| 4 | Racing | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 25 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 23 | |
| 6 | Defensor Sporting | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 22 | |
| 7 | Progreso | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Rampla Juniors | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 | |
| 9 | Cerro | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Danubio | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 20 | |
| 11 | Torque | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 18 | |
| 12 | Fénix | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 18 | |
| 13 | River Plate | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 15 | |
| 14 | Boston River | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 14 | |
| 15 | Atenas | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 13 | |
| 16 | El Tanque Sisley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from league |
* ↑ El Tanque Sisley withdrew from the league due to outstanding debts.

#### 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 | A | H | A | A | H | A | W/O |
| Result | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
1: El Tanque Sisley withdrew from the league due to outstanding debts.

### Overall
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Peñarol | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 73 | 30 | +43 | 86 | Qualification to Championship playoff and Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Nacional | 37 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 85 | Qualification to Championship playoff and Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Danubio | 37 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 60 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 59 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 5 | Cerro | 37 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 59 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Liverpool | 37 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 58 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Montevideo Wanderers | 37 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 55 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | River Plate | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 50.5 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 9 | Progreso | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 50 | |
| 10 | Racing | 37 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 47 | |
| 11 | Torque | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 43.166 | |
| 12 | Fénix | 37 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 43 | |
| 13 | Atenas | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 38.333 | |
| 14 | Boston River | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 37.666 | |
| 15 | Rampla Juniors | 37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 37 | |
| 16 | El Tanque Sisley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from league |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Torneo Intermedio points after weighting: Torque: 15.166, Peñarol: 14, River Plate: 10.5, Atenas: 9.333, Progreso: 7, Defensor Sporting: 7, Boston River: 4.666
* ↑ Since the Torneo Intermedio winners (Nacional) qualified for the Copa Libertadores, the spot awarded to the Torneo Intermedio winners (Copa Sudamericana first stage) was passed down to the next best-placed team, in this case to the sixth-placed team.
* ↑ Liverpool were awarded two points and Boston River were deducted one point due to a breach of rules by a member of the managerial staff of Boston River during the Torneo Apertura match between both teams.
* ↑ El Tanque Sisley withdrew from the league due to outstanding debts.

## 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores
### Squad

    As of Feb 9, 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | URU | Francisco Tinaglini |
| 2 | DF | URU | Facundo Rodríguez |
| 3 | DF | URU | Joaquín Fernández |
| 4 | DF | URU | Matías Streccia |
| 5 | MF | URU | Federico Viotti |
| 6 | DF | URU | Santiago Pérez |
| 7 | MF | URU | Juan Pablo Plada |
| 8 | MF | URU | José Neris |
| 9 | FW | URU | Cristian Martin |
| 10 | FW | URU | Aaron Borges |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | FW | URU | Facundo Vigo |
| 12 | GK | URU | Lucas Machado |
| 13 | DF | URU | Agustín Morales |
| 14 | DF | URU | Facundo Falcón |
| 15 | DF | URU | Bruno Páez |
| 16 | DF | URU | Federico Tubin |
| 17 | FW | URU | Cristian Sellanes |
| 18 | MF | URU | Tomás Viñoly |
| 19 | MF | URU | Diego Vicente |
| 20 | FW | URU | Pablo Copello |
Coach: Néstor Márquez
Assistant: Luis Romero

### Group B
#### Group table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | River Plate (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Libertad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | La Equidad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |