On date 1 of the group E of the Club World Cup, the Millionaire beat Urawa 3-1, which could only turn once the rival arch. Facundo Colidio, from a header (11 ′ 1t), and Sebastián Driussi, with another header (2 ′ 2t), were responsible for the advantage of 2 to 0 River Plate, which was surprised by the penalty goal of Yusuke Matsuo. Urawa striker decreed the partial 2 to 1 at minute 12 of the second half. However, the goal that liquidated the duel and decorated the result in a 3-1 was the work of Maximiliano Meza, in the 27th minute of the second half, by marking head.
At 8 minutes of the first half, striker Sebastián Driussi had the opportunity to open the score, but his shot bounced on the stick.
Marcos Acuña rose as the most prominent player of the game. The River Plate defender was important to remove 8 balls and take out 4 balls outside the danger area.
Kevin Castaño was another of the key players. The River Plate midfielder was accurate with 69 effective passes and stole 3 balls.
River coach Marcelo Gallardo proposed a 4-3-3 formation with Franco Armani in the arch; Gonzalo Montiel, Germán Pezzella, Lucas Martínez Quarta and Marcos Acuña in the defensive line; Ignacio Fernández, Enzo Pérez and Kevin Castaño in the middle; and Franco Mastantuono, Sebastián Driussi and Facundo Colidio in the attack.
For its part, the Maciej Skorza team went to the court with a 4-5-1 scheme with Shusaku Nishikawa under the three sticks; Hirokazu Ishihara, Danilo Boza, Marius Hibraten and Yoichi Naganuma in Defense; Kaito Yasui, Samuel Gustafson, Takuro Kaneko, Ryoma Watanabe and Matheus Sávio in the middle of the court; and Yusuke Matsuo in the lead.
Referee Felix Zwayer was in charge of supervising the game at the Lumen Field stadium.
On the next date the millionaire will face the premises against CF Monterrey, while Urawa will play as a visitor against Inter.
Changes in River Plate
- 45 ′ 2T – Enzo Pérez left by Maximiliano Meza and Ignacio Fernández by Giuliano Galoppo
- 50 ′ 2t – Sebastián Driussi left by Miguel Ángel Borja
- 74 ′ 2t – Facundo Colidio left by Gonzalo Martínez
- 88 ′ 2t – Marcos Acuña left by Milton Casco
Admonished in River Plate:
- 23 ′ 1T Enzo Pérez (unsportsmanlike behavior), 12 ′ 2t Marcos Acuña, 14 ′ 2t Germán Pezzella (unsportsmanlike behavior) and 46 ′ 2t Giuliano Galoppo (unsportsmanlike behavior)
Changes in Urawa
- 70 ′ 2t – Takuro Kaneko came out by Takahiro Sekine and Matheus Sávio for Thiago Santana
- 80 ′ 2T – Kaito Yasui came out by Taishi Matsumoto and Yoichi Naganuma by Takuya Ogiwara
- 87 ′ 2t – Samuel Gustafson came out for Genki Haraguchi
Admonished in Urawa:
- 33 ′ 1T Samuel Gustafson (unsportsmanlike behavior) and 41 ′ 2t Ryoma Watanabe (unsportsmanlike behavior)