River Plate vs Blooming, 2026 CONMEBOL Sudamericana, Group Stage
· CONMEBOL SudamericanaAbout
River Plate are hosting Blooming
at Estadio Más Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on
. The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Guilmar Centella.
- 4': Foul by Facundo González (River Plate).
- 4': Marc Enoumba (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Maximiliano Salas (River Plate).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Facundo González (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Marc Enoumba (Blooming).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Fabricio Bustos (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 8': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Salas (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo González with a cross.
- 9': Foul by Facundo González (River Plate).
- 9': Marc Enoumba (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Penalty River Plate. Tomás Galván draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 9': Penalty conceded by Marc Enoumba (Blooming) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 11': Penalty missed! Still River Plate 0, Blooming 0. Maximiliano Salas (River Plate) hits the right post with a left footed shot.
- 11': Foul by Matías Abisab (Blooming).
- 11': Tomás Galván (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gustavo Almada.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Juan Cruz Meza (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Galván.
- 18': Mauricio Cabral (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Fabricio Bustos (River Plate).
- 19': Attempt missed. Joaquín Freitas (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Fausto Vera (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Matías Abisab.
- 22': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Salas (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gustavo Almada (Blooming). Assisted by Juan Cruz Meza with a cross.
- 22': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gustavo Almada.
- 23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Foul by Lucas Silva (River Plate).
- 25': Guilmar Centella (Blooming) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Roberto Hinojoza (Blooming) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner by Santiago Beltrán (River Plate).
- 30': Bayron Garcés (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Lucas Silva (River Plate).
- 32': Foul by Bayron Garcés (Blooming).
- 32': Lucas Silva (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Attempt missed. Juan Cruz Meza (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lautaro Rivero.
- 38': Attempt saved. Lucas Silva (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gustavo Almada (Blooming). Assisted by Tomás Galván.
- 38': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gustavo Almada.
- 38': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Salas (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Galván with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Facundo González (River Plate).
- 39': Matías Abisab (Blooming) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Juan Cruz Meza (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Guilmar Centella (Blooming).
- 44': Foul by Lautaro Rivero (River Plate).
- 44': Roberto Hinojoza (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Hinojoza (Blooming).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Handball by Roberto Hinojoza (Blooming).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, River Plate 0, Blooming 0.
- 45': Second Half begins River Plate 0, Blooming 0.
- 46': Mauricio Cabral (Blooming) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Juan Cruz Meza (River Plate).
- 48': Attempt saved. Fausto Vera (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gustavo Almada (Blooming). Assisted by Joaquín Freitas.
- 48': Attempt missed. Juan Cruz Meza (River Plate) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 49': Auli Oliveros (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Fabricio Bustos (River Plate).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Roberto Hinojoza (Blooming) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Cabral.
- 50': Tomás Galván (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Guilmar Centella (Blooming).
- 50': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Julio Vila.
- 51': Attempt saved. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gustavo Almada (Blooming). Assisted by Juan Cruz Meza with a cross.
- 53': Guilmar Centella (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Fausto Vera (River Plate).
- 54': Attempt missed. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fabricio Bustos with a cross.
- 55': Foul by Fabricio Bustos (River Plate).
- 55': Mauricio Cabral (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Goal! River Plate 1, Blooming 0. Maximiliano Salas (River Plate) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta with a through ball.
- 59': Tomás Galván (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Matías Abisab (Blooming).
- 59': Attempt saved. Fausto Vera (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gustavo Almada (Blooming). Assisted by Fabricio Bustos.
- 60': Foul by Maximiliano Salas (River Plate).
- 60': Roberto Hinojoza (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Maximiliano Salas (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Hinojoza (Blooming).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Attempt saved. Fabricio Bustos (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gustavo Almada (Blooming). Assisted by Joaquín Freitas.
- 63': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Salas (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Cruz Meza with a cross.
- 64': Facundo González (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Guilmar Centella (Blooming).
- 64': Guilmar Centella (Blooming) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Blooming. Miguel Villarroel replaces Auli Oliveros.
- 66': Substitution, Blooming. César Menacho replaces Bayron Garcés.
- 66': Foul by Tomás Galván (River Plate).
- 66': Miguel Villarroel (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Penalty conceded by Matías Abisab (Blooming) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 67': Penalty River Plate. Joaquín Freitas draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': VAR Decision: Penalty River Plate.
- 72': Goal! River Plate 2, Blooming 0. Fausto Vera (River Plate) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 73': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, River Plate. Lautaro Pereyra replaces Tomás Galván.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Hinojoza (Blooming).
- 78': Substitution, Blooming. Percy Loza replaces Roberto Hinojoza because of an injury.
- 78': Substitution, Blooming. Roberto Melgar Simoes replaces Guilmar Centella.
- 78': Substitution, River Plate. Jonathan Spiff replaces Maximiliano Salas.
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Julio Vila.
- 79': Attempt missed. Lautaro Rivero (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Cruz Meza with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Attempt missed. Facundo González (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lautaro Rivero following a corner.
- 80': Foul by Juan Cruz Meza (River Plate).
- 80': Mauricio Cabral (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Matías Abisab (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Fausto Vera (River Plate).
- 83': Substitution, Blooming. Saúl Severiche replaces Juan Mercado.
- 83': Fausto Vera (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Saúl Severiche (Blooming).
- 84': Goal! River Plate 3, Blooming 0. Lucas Silva (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta following a set piece situation.
- 85': Foul by Juan Cruz Meza (River Plate).
- 85': Mauricio Cabral (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, River Plate. Santiago Lencina replaces Fausto Vera.
- 86': Substitution, River Plate. Ulises Giménez replaces Fabricio Bustos.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jonathan Spiff (River Plate).
- 90'+1': Gustavo Almada (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Joaquín Freitas (River Plate).
- 90'+2': Matías Abisab (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Julio Vila.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ulises Giménez (River Plate).
- 90'+3': César Menacho (Blooming) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, River Plate 3, Blooming 0.
- 0': Match ends, River Plate 3, Blooming 0.
Statistics
BLO |
RIV![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 26.3 | Possession | 73.7 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 121 | Accurate Passes | 464 |
| 192 | Passes | 526 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 3 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 22 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 31 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: CONMEBOL Sudamericana
Venue: Estadio Más Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venue: Estadio Más Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
CONMEBOL Sudamericana Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | +6 | 14 |
| 2 | Red Bull Bragantino | 6 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | Carabobo | 6 | +1 | 9 |
| 4 | Blooming | 6 | -14 | 1 |
Line-Ups
River Plate (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Santiago Beltrán (GK) |
| 31 | Facundo González |
| 16 | Fabricio Bustos |
| 28 | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
| 13 | Lautaruo Rivero |
| 24 | Juan Meza |
| 44 | Lucas Silva |
| 15 | Fausto Vera |
| 26 | Tomás Galván |
| 35 | Joaquin Freitas |
| 7 | Maximiliano Salas |
Blooming (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 71 | Gustavo Almada (GK) |
| 44 | Marc Enoumba |
| 55 | José Carrasco |
| 22 | Julio Vila |
| 2 | Mauricio Cabral |
| 19 | Matías Abisab |
| 10 | Roberto Hinojosa |
| 88 | Guilmar Centella |
| 14 | Juan Mercado |
| 33 | Auli Oliveros |
| 29 | Bayron Garces |
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