River Plate 3-1 Urawa Red Diamonds
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River Plate won: River Plate 3-1 Urawa Red Diamonds in the International, Club World Cup - Group E (Round 1) on Tue, 17 Jun 2025 at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington. River Plate goals: Facundo Colidio 12', Sebastián Driussi 48', Maximiliano Meza 73'. Urawa Red Diamonds goals: Yusuke Matsuo 58' (pen). Expected goals: 0.91-1.11. Possession: 58-42. Player of the match: Marcos Acuña (8.9).
Match report
River Plate beat Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1
River Plate saw off Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 at Lumen Field on Tuesday 17 June in the International, Club World Cup - Group E.
Facundo Colidio put River Plate ahead on 12' (1-0), Sebastián Driussi made it 2-0 on 48', Yusuke Matsuo pulled one back for Urawa Red Diamonds from the penalty spot on 58' (2-1) and Maximiliano Meza made it 3-1 on 73'.
River Plate had 58% of the ball, shots were 13-9 (5-6 on target) and expected goals finished 0.91-1.11.
Marcos Acuña (River Plate) was player of the match with an 8.9 rating.
Attendance: 11,974. Referee: Felix Zwayer.
Match stats
| River Plate | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 58 | 42 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.91 | 1.11 |
| Total shots | 13 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 6 |
| Touches in opposition box | 11 | 17 |
| Big chances | 4 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 476 (85%) | 302 (77%) |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 2 |
| Corners | 1 | 1 |
| Total shots | 13 | 9 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 6 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 7 | 4 |
Lineups
River Plate (4-3-3): Franco Armani, Gonzalo Montiel, Germán Pezzella, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Marcos Acuña, Ignacio Fernández, Enzo Pérez, Kevin Castaño, Franco Mastantuono, Sebastián Driussi, Facundo Colidio
Urawa Red Diamonds (4-2-3-1): Shusaku Nishikawa, Hirokazu Ishihara, Danilo Boza, Marius Høibråten, Yoichi Naganuma, Samuel Gustafson, Kaito Yasui, Takuro Kaneko, Matheus Sávio, Ryoma Watanabe, Yusuke Matsuo
Key events
- 12' · Goal · Facundo Colidio (River Plate)
- 24' · Yellow card · Enzo Pérez (River Plate)
- 34' · Yellow card · Samuel Gustafson (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 46' · Substitution · Giuliano Galoppo for Ignacio Fernández (River Plate)
- 46' · Substitution · Maximiliano Meza for Enzo Pérez (River Plate)
- 48' · Goal · Sebastián Driussi (River Plate)
- 50' · Substitution · Miguel Borja for Sebastián Driussi (River Plate)
- 57' · Yellow card · Marcos Acuña (River Plate)
- 58' · Goal · Yusuke Matsuo (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 60' · Yellow card · Germán Pezzella (River Plate)
- 71' · Substitution · Takahiro Sekine for Takuro Kaneko (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 71' · Substitution · Thiago Santana for Matheus Sávio (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 73' · Goal · Maximiliano Meza (River Plate)
- 74' · Substitution · Gonzalo Martínez for Facundo Colidio (River Plate)
- 80' · Substitution · Takuya Ogiwara for Yoichi Naganuma (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 81' · Substitution · Taishi Matsumoto for Kaito Yasui (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 87' · Substitution · Genki Haraguchi for Samuel Gustafson (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 87' · Yellow card · Ryoma Watanabe (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 89' · Substitution · Milton Casco for Marcos Acuña (River Plate)
- 90'+2 · Yellow card · Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won River Plate vs Urawa Red Diamonds?
River Plate won, 3-1 (International, Club World Cup - Group E) on Tue, 17 Jun 2025.
When and where is River Plate vs Urawa Red Diamonds?
Tue, 17 Jun 2025, 19:00 UTC at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington, International, Club World Cup - Group E.