River Plate lost 1-0 to Atlético Tucumán at Estadio Monumental in the pending matchday 9 of the Torneo Apertura. Renzo Tesuri's first-half goal sealed the defeat for Eduardo Coudet's team. Fans whistled at the players after the final whistle.
The match, played on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 18:30, was refereed by Yael Falcón Pérez. River lined up with Santiago Beltrán in goal; Fabricio Bustos, Germán Pezzella, Lautaro Rivero, Marcos Acuña; Aníbal Moreno, Maximiliano Meza, Tomás Galván; Ian Subiabre; Facundo Colidio and Agustín Ruberto. Atlético Tucumán fielded Luis Ingolotti; Maximiliano Villa, Clever Ferreira, Gastón Suso, Ignacio Galván; Leonel Vega, Lautaro Godoy; Nicolás Laméndola, Renzo Tesuri; Franco Nicola and Leandro Díaz, coached by Julio César Falcioni.
Renzo Tesuri scored the 1-0 at the 19th minute of the first half. River sought the equalizer with chances from Ian Subiabre, Maximiliano Salas and Kendry Páez, but goalkeeper Ingolotti and the Tucumán defense held firm. At halftime, Coudet made three changes: Lautaro Pereyra, Kendry Páez and Maximiliano Salas came in for Maximiliano Meza, Ian Subiabre and Agustín Ruberto. Eduardo Coudet raised his arms to the stands asking fans for more support at the start of the second half.
At the final whistle, River fans voiced their discontent with whistles from the Monumental stands. With this loss, River earned 29 points and finished second in Zone B, behind Independiente Rivadavia with 34. Coudet's team awaits its round-of-16 opponent: San Lorenzo or Defensa y Justicia.
