18/01/2026 00:41hs.
The River vs. newsletter Penarol
Santiago Beltran
Another correct performance. Attentive, fast and firm to cut with his feet outside the area against Abel Hernández – he was injured as a result of the impact – and confident from above. In the penalty shootout, he blocked a key penalty.
Santiago Beltran
Gonzalo Montiel
Sacrificed for the relays, River did not focus too much attacks on its sector and lacked depth. He got up in the second half after the changes.
Gonzalo Montiel
Lucas Fourth Martinez
At first he miscalculated when he wanted to control and Beltrán saved him. He abused the ball at the start and managed to impose his presence on the scoreboard in the final minutes.
Lucas Fourth Martinez
Lautaro Rivero
Firm in the brand, he brought out his physique in a meeting with a lot of friction and friction. He didn’t have any problems starting from behind and won his head-to-head duels.
Lautaro Rivero
Matias I was coming
Sharp in attack, he sought to partner with Colidio and had the clearest of the first half and could not define well when entering the area. Although he was the last reinforcement to arrive, he made a lot of wear and tear and looked very good physically.
Matias I was coming
Fausto Vera
Lying to Moreno’s right, he almost always arrived at the wrong time at intersections and abused unnecessary infractions.
Fausto Vera
Hannibal Moreno
In his debut at River, he provided order in the axis as a central midfielder and was the voice of command. With the ball at his feet, he took risks with changes of front and lacked speed in circulation.
Hannibal Moreno
Kevin Chestnut
In the same vein as in 2025. He did not enter the game, added more losses than losses and a backward header ended in Umpiérrez’s shot on the crossbar.
Kevin Chestnut
Juan Fernando Quintero
Participatory, but imprecise. Gallardo challenged him for a dangerous back pass, he had a deflected shot and the highlight was a change of front to enable Viña.
Juan Fernando Quintero
Sebastián Driusi
It was difficult for him to impose his presence among the Peñarol centre-backs, he was not fine with the controls and left at halftime. Loose.
Sebastián Driusi
Facundo Collide
It created space for Viña to project himself down the wing, but he lacked the courage to try the goal and be vertical with the ball.
Facundo Collide
Maximilian Salas
With his usual high pressure, he created an error in the goalkeeper and almost converted. Despite that, he failed to create any danger for goalkeeper Britos. Good execution of his penalty.
Maximilian Salas
Giuliano Gallop
He oxygenated the midfield with mobility, deployment and arrival to the area. Although he executed his penalty in a similar way to the one he had missed against Independiente Rivadavia, this time he converted it.
Giuliano Gallop
Tomás Galvan
He provided a change of pace, tried to break inside and in the first he looked for the goal with a deflected shot. He was also precise in the final round.
Tomás Galvan
Santiago Lencina
With his usual acceleration, he complicated the Peñarol defense. He lacked the final touch when it came to establishing himself on a field in poor condition to finish it off.
Santiago Lencina
Ian Subbiabre
He was the first to make the Peñarol goalkeeper work with a left-footed shot to place and a kick after a foot-to-foot shot. He scored the last penalty and with just a few minutes it was the best.
Ian Subbiabre
Marcelo Gallardo
He put together a starting 11 that is close to what he will play in his debut, but he did not have good production. The team just improved with the changes and the entry of the kids.
Marcelo Gallardo
River won on penalties against Peñarol
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River beat Peñarol on penalties
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