2019–20 Club Atlético River Plate season

The 2019–20 season is River Plate's 9th consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football.[1] In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga and Copa Libertadores.[1]

River Plate

2019–20 season
President	Rodolfo D'Onofrio
Manager	Marcelo Gallardo
Stadium	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Top goalscorer	League: Matías Suárez (3) Rafael Santos Borré All: Rafael Santos Borré (4)

The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Review

Pre-season

Zacarías Morán agreed a loan move to Chacarita Juniors on 18 June 2019.[2] Maximiliano Velazco's loan with Defensores de Belgrano, which was set to expire on 30 June, was extended on 20 June.[3][4] Camilo Mayada headed to Mexico with Atlético San Luis on 22 June.[5][6] River Plate toured the United States for pre-season, with the first match being played on 27 June against Ventura County Fusion at the Wallis Annenberg Stadium in Los Angeles as they ran out 5–0 winners; with Lucas Beltrán netting twice.[7][8] On that same day, Héctor Martínez departed on loan to Defensa y Justicia.[9] Their second friendly took place on 28 June, as they scored five again after defeating Guadalajara of Liga MX in game one of the Colossus Cup.[10][11] 29 June saw Alexander Barboza go to Independiente.[12]

Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June.[13] River met Ventura County Fushion of USL League Two for a secondary match-up on 4 July, with Jorge Carrascal scoring four times in a 7–0 victory.[14][15] Luciano Lollo was loaned to Banfield on 6 July.[16][17] On matchday two of the Colossus Cup, River beat another Mexican team in América with goals from Julián Álvarez and Cristian Ferreira.[18]

July

Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) were defeated in the Copa Argentina R32 on 16 July, though it took a 4–5 penalty shoot-out win to do so.[19] Carlos Auzqui went off on loan to Lanús on 17 July.[20][21] On 23 July, River Plate met Brazilian club Cruzeiro in the first leg of a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen encounter, as the two played out a goalless draw at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti.[22] River travelled to Argentinos Juniors in game one of the 2019–20 Primera División, subsequently coming away with a point.[23] On 30 July, after they again drew 0–0 with Cruzeiro in the Copa Libertadores, River Plate advanced to the next round following a 2–4 penalty shoot-out.[24]

August

On 1 August, Joaquín Arzura headed out on loan to Huracán.[25][26] Hours later, River announced their first signing of the new campaign as Paulo Díaz arrived from Al-Ahli of the Saudi Professional League.[27][28] River built upon their point on the opening day in the Primera División over Argentinos Juniors with a 3–0 win versus Lanús on 4 August on home soil.[29] Alan Marcel Picazzo joined Villa Dálmine on loan on 8 August.[30][31] River beat All Boys 7–0 and 5–1 in friendlies on 9 August, with Matías Suárez netting a hat-trick in the former while Ignacio Scocco scored a brace in the latter.[32] 10 August saw Santiago Vera leave River Plate, as the midfielder agreed terms on a move to Paraguayan Primera División outfit Olimpia.[33] Colo-Colo revealed the loan signing of Iván Rossi on 13 August.[34][35]

River, for the first time since 1962, put six goals past reigning champions Racing Club away from home in the league on 17 August.[36] River Plate defeated Cerro Porteño in the first leg of a Copa Libertadores quarter-final on 22 August, winning 2–0 after Ignacio Fernández and Rafael Santos Borré netted spot-kicks.[37] River's first league loss came three days later, as Talleres won at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti for the first time in twenty-nine years.[38] On 29 August, River progressed to the Copa Libertadores semi-finals after beating Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño 3–1 on aggregate, having drawn 1–1 in the second leg in Asunción.[39]

September

River opened September with a Superclásico at home to Boca Juniors, which ended drawn after no goals were scored.[40]

Squad

Squad No.	Nationality	Name	Position(s)	Date of Birth (age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1		Franco Armani	GK	(1986-10-16) 16 October 1986[41]	Atlético Nacional
12		Ezequiel Centurión	GK	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997[42]	Academy
14		Germán Lux	GK	(1982-06-07) 7 June 1982[43]	Deportivo La Coruña
25		Enrique Bologna	GK	(1982-02-13) 13 February 1982[44]	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Defenders
2		Robert Rojas	RB	(1996-04-30) 30 April 1996[45]	Guaraní
4		Fabrizio Angileri	LB	(1994-03-15) 15 March 1994[46]	Godoy Cruz (loan)
6		Paulo Díaz	CB	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994[47]	Al-Ahli
16		Kevin Sibille	CB	(1998-09-15) 15 September 1998[48]	Academy
17		Elías López	RB	(2000-07-08) 8 July 2000[49]	Academy
20		Milton Casco	RB	(1988-04-11) 11 April 1988[50]	Newell's Old Boys
22		Javier Pinola	LB	(1983-02-24) 24 February 1983[51]	Rosario Central
28		Lucas Martínez Quarta	CB	(1996-05-10) 10 May 1996[52]	Academy
29		Gonzalo Montiel	CB	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997[53]	Academy
36		Nahuel Gallardo	LB	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998[54]	Academy
		Leandro Vega	CB	(1996-05-27) 27 May 1996[55]	Academy
Midfielders
5		Bruno Zuculini	CM	(1993-04-20) 20 April 1993[56]	Verona
8		Jorge Carrascal	AM	(1998-05-25) 25 May 1998[57]	Karpaty Lviv (loan)
10		Juan Fernando Quintero	AM	(1993-01-18) 18 January 1993[58]	Porto
11		Nicolás De La Cruz	AM	(1997-06-01) 1 June 1997[59]	Liverpool
13		Santiago Sosa	CM	(1999-05-03) 3 May 1999[60]	Academy
15		Exequiel Palacios	AM	(1998-10-05) 5 October 1998[61]	Academy
21		Cristian Ferreira	LM	(1999-09-12) 12 September 1999[62]	Academy
23		Leonardo Ponzio	CM	(1982-01-29) 29 January 1982[63]	Zaragoza
24		Enzo Pérez	RM	(1986-02-22) 22 February 1986[64]	Valencia
26		Ignacio Fernández	AM	(1990-01-12) 12 January 1990[65]	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
37		Enzo Fernández	CM	(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001[66]	Academy
39		Hernán López	MF	(2000-09-07) 7 September 2000[67]	Academy
Forwards
7		Matías Suárez	LW	(1988-05-09) 9 May 1988[68]	Belgrano
9		Julián Álvarez	CF	(2000-01-31) 31 January 2000[69]	Academy
18		Benjamín Rollheiser	FW	(2000-03-24) 24 March 2000[70]	Academy
19		Rafael Santos Borré	CF	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995[71]	Atlético Madrid
27		Lucas Pratto	CF	(1988-06-04) 4 June 1988[72]	São Paulo
32		Ignacio Scocco	RW	(1985-05-29) 29 May 1985[73]	Newell's Old Boys
34		Lucas Beltrán	CF	(2001-03-29) 29 March 2001[74]	Academy
35		Federico Girotti	CF	(1999-06-02) 2 June 1999[75]	Academy
Out on loan					Loaned to
33		Héctor Martínez	CB	(1998-01-21) 21 January 1998[76]	Defensa y Justicia
38		Alan Marcel Picazzo	FW	(1999-06-21) 21 June 1999[77]	Villa Dálmine
		Tomás Andrade	AM	(1996-11-16) 16 November 1996[78]	Athletico Paranaense
		Joaquín Arzura	CM	(1993-05-18) 18 May 1993[79]	Huracán
		Carlos Auzqui	AM	(1991-03-16) 16 March 1991[80]	Lanús
		Augusto Batalla	GK	(1996-04-30) 30 April 1996[81]	Unión La Calera
		Marcelo Larrondo	CF	(1988-08-16) 16 August 1988[82]	Unión La Calera
		Luciano Lollo	CB	(1987-03-29) 29 March 1987[83]	Banfield
		Zacarías Morán	CM	(1996-02-22) 22 February 1996[84]	Chacarita Juniors
		Jorge Moreira	RM	(1990-02-01) 1 February 1990[85]	Portland Timbers
		Matías Moya	AM	(1998-03-26) 26 March 1998[86]	Banfield
		Luis Olivera	LB	(1998-10-24) 24 October 1998[87]	River Plate
		Iván Rossi	CM	(1993-11-01) 1 November 1993[88]	Colo-Colo
		Maximiliano Velazco	GK	(1995-03-08) 8 March 1995[89]	Defensores de Belgrano

Transfers

Domestic transfer windows:[90]
3 July 2019 to 24 September 2019
20 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Ref.
1 August 2019	CB		Paulo Díaz	Al-Ahli	[27][28]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
22 June 2019	AM		Camilo Mayada	Atlético San Luis	[5][6]
3 July 2019[lower-alpha 1]	CB		Alexander Barboza	Independiente	[91][12]
10 August 2019	RM		Santiago Vera	Olimpia	[92][33]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
3 July 2019[lower-alpha 2]	CM		Zacarías Morán	Chacarita Juniors	30 June 2020	[93][2]
3 July 2019[lower-alpha 3]	CB		Héctor Martínez	Defensa y Justicia	30 June 2020	[94][9]
6 July 2019	CB		Luciano Lollo	Banfield	30 June 2020	[16][17]
17 July 2019	AM		Carlos Auzqui	Lanús	30 June 2020	[20][21]
1 August 2019	CM		Joaquín Arzura	Huracán	30 June 2020	[25][26]
8 August 2019	FW		Alan Marcel Picazzo	Villa Dálmine	30 June 2020	[30][31]
13 August 2019	CM		Iván Rossi	Colo-Colo	30 June 2020	[34][35]

Friendlies

Pre-season

In June 2019, River Plate were announced as one of four clubs, alongside Guadalajara, América and Boca Juniors, that would take part in the inaugural Colossus Cup in the United States.[95] They were scheduled to face the Liga MX duo at the SDCCU Stadium in San Diego on 28 June and at CenturyLink Field in Seattle on 6 July.[95][96] A day before facing Guadalajara, the club took on USL League Two side Ventura County Fusion in a friendly match.[7][8] They met the American outfit again on 4 July.[97]

  Win   Draw   Loss

River Plate v Ventura County Fusion

27 June 2019 Friendly	River Plate	5–0	Ventura County Fusion	Los Angeles, United States
	J. Carrascal L. Beltrán C. Ferreira B. Rollheiser	River Plate TyC Sports		Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium

Guadalajara v River Plate

28 June 2019 Colossus Cup: 1	Guadalajara	1–5	River Plate	San Diego, United States
20:15 GMT-7	M. Ortiz  63'	River Plate Vavel	N. De La Cruz  27', 46' R. Borré  37' I. Fernández  68' B. Rollheiser  76'	Stadium: SDCCU Stadium Referee: Kyle Burkhardt (United States)

River Plate v Ventura County Fusion

4 July 2019 Friendly	River Plate	7–0	Ventura County Fusion	Los Angeles, United States
	J. Carrascal B. Rollheiser N. Gallardo E. Pérez	River Plate AS		Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium

América v River Plate

6 July 2019 Colossus Cup: 2	América	0–2	River Plate	Seattle, United States
17:00 GMT-7		River Plate El Comercio	J. Álvarez  15' C. Ferreira  20'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Referee: Brad Jensen (United States)

Mid-season

River Plate and All Boys (Primera B Nacional) scheduled a friendly with each other for 9 August, in Ezeiza at River Camp.[98]

  Win   Draw   Loss

River Plate v All Boys

9 August 2019 Friendly	River Plate	7–0	All Boys	Ezeiza, Argentina
09:00 GMT-3	M. Suárez E. Palacios I. Fernández L. Martínez Quarta J. Carrascal			Stadium: River Camp Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 4]

River Plate v All Boys

9 August 2019 Friendly	River Plate	5–1	All Boys	Ezeiza, Argentina
	I. Scocco B. Rollheiser C. Ferreira J. Álvarez		F. Cardozo	Stadium: River Camp Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 5]

Competitions

Primera División

Main article: 2019–20 Argentine Primera División

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Boca Juniors (C)	23	14	6	3	35	8	+27	48	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2	River Plate	23	14	5	4	41	18	+23	47
3	Vélez Sarsfield	23	11	6	6	27	14	+13	39
4	Racing	23	9	12	2	28	23	+5	39
5	Argentinos Juniors	23	10	9	4	22	17	+5	39

Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Relegation table

Pos	Team	2017–18 Pts	2018–19 Pts	2019–20 Pts	Total Pts	Total Pld	Avg	Relegation
3	Arsenal	0	0	9	9	5	1.8
4	Defensa y Justicia	44	53	4	101	57	1.772
5	River Plate	45	45	8	98	57	1.719
6	Independiente	46	38	6	90	56	1.607
7	Godoy Cruz	56	32	3	91	57	1.596

Source: AFA

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	2	2	1	10	3	+7	8	1	1	1	3	1	+2	1	1	0	7	2	+5

Last updated: 2 September 2019.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.[99]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Argentinos Juniors v River Plate

27 July 2019 1	Argentinos Juniors	1–1	River Plate	Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:00 GMT-3	D. Batallini  19'	River Plate Infobae Soccerway	J. Carrascal  85'	Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

River Plate v Lanús

4 August 2019 2	River Plate	3–0	Lanús	Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:45 GMT-3	R. Borré  23' (pen.) M. Suárez  30', 87'	River Plate Infobae Soccerway		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Germán Delfino (Argentina)

Racing Club v River Plate

17 August 2019 3	Racing Club	1–6	River Plate	Avellaneda, Argentina
20:00 GMT-3	A. Solari  3'	River Plate Infobae Soccerway	R. Borré  35', 36' M. Suárez  38' I. Fernández  64' (pen.) N. De La Cruz  68' I. Scocco  71'	Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

River Plate v Talleres

25 August 2019 4	River Plate	0–1	Talleres	Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:45 GMT-3		River Plate Infobae Soccerway	N. Bustos  63'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

River Plate v Boca Juniors

1 September 2019 5	River Plate	0–0	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00 GMT-3		River Plate Infobae Soccerway		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Huracán v River Plate

6	Huracán	–	River Plate	Buenos Aires, Argentina
				Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó

Copa Argentina

Main article: 2018–19 Copa Argentina

River Plate would meet Primera B Nacional side Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) on 16 July 2019, a match that would take place at the Estadio Único in Villa Mercedes.[100]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) v River Plate

16 July 2019 R32	Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)	1–1 (4–5 p)	River Plate	Villa Mercedes, Argentina
21:10 GMT-3	R. Vera  70'	River Plate Infobae Soccerway	E. Palacios  66'	Stadium: Estadio Único Referee: Andrés Merlos (Argentina)
	Penalties
	L. Aguirre B. Zabaleta T. Marchiori B. Andrada L. Carrizo		I. Fernández N. De La Cruz C. Ferreira R. Borré B. Rollheiser

Copa de la Superliga

Main article: 2020 Copa de la Superliga

  Win   Draw   Loss

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Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2019 Copa Libertadores

River Plate were drawn with Brazil's Cruzeiro in the Copa Libertadores round of sixteen in May 2019, with the ties set for the succeeding July.[101] Their subsequent win meant they'd play Cerro Porteño, fresh from knocking out San Lorenzo, in the quarter-finals.[102] Local rivals Boca Juniors would await in the semi-finals, in what was a rematch of the 2018 finals.[103]

  Win   Draw   Loss

River Plate v Cruzeiro

23 July 2019 R16 L1	River Plate	0–0	Cruzeiro	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:15 GMT-3		River Plate Infobae Soccerway		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

Cruzeiro v River Plate

30 July 2019 R16 L2	Cruzeiro	0–0 (0–0 agg.) (2–4 p)	River Plate	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:15 GMT-3		River Plate Infobae Soccerway		Stadium: Mineirão Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
	Penalties
	Henrique Fred David Robinho		N. De La Cruz G. Montiel L. Martínez Quarta R. Borré

River Plate v Cerro Porteño

22 August 2019 QF L1	River Plate	2–0	Cerro Porteño	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:15 GMT-3	I. Fernández  8' (pen.) R. Borré  65' (pen.)	River Plate Infobae Soccerway		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Cerro Porteño v River Plate

29 August 2019 QF L2	Cerro Porteño	1–1 (1–3 agg.)	River Plate	Asunción, Paraguay
18:15 GMT-4	N. Haedo Valdez  8'	River Plate Infobae Soccerway	N. De La Cruz  52'	Stadium: Estadio General Pablo Rojas Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

River Plate v Boca Juniors

1 October 2019 SF L1	River Plate	–	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:30 GMT-3				Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti

Boca Juniors v River Plate

22 October 2019 SF L1	Boca Juniors	–	River Plate	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:30 GMT-3				Stadium: La Bombonera

Main article: 2020 Copa Libertadores

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Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Nationality	Name	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total		Discipline		Ref
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Franco Armani	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	9	0	0	0	[41]
2	RB		Robert Rojas	3	0	0	0	0	0	3(1)	0	6(1)	0	1	0	[45]
4	LB		Fabrizio Angileri	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	[46]
5	CM		Bruno Zuculini	2(1)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3(1)	0	3	0	[56]
6	CB		Paulo Díaz	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	[47]
7	LW		Matías Suárez	3(1)	3	0	0	0	0	3(1)	0	6(2)	3	1	0	[68]
8	AM		Jorge Carrascal	2(1)	1	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	3(2)	1	2	0	[57]
9	CF		Julián Álvarez	0(2)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2(2)	0	1	0	[69]
10	AM		Juan Fernando Quintero	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[58]
11	AM		Nicolás De La Cruz	3(1)	1	0(1)	0	0	0	3(1)	1	6(3)	2	3	0	[59]
12	GK		Ezequiel Centurión	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[42]
13	CM		Santiago Sosa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[60]
14	GK		Germán Lux	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	[104]
15	AM		Exequiel Palacios	4(1)	0	1	1	0	0	3(1)	0	8(2)	1	1	0	[61]
16	CB		Kevin Sibille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[48]
17	RB		Elías López	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	[49]
18	FW		Benjamín Rollheiser	1	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	1	0	[70]
19	CF		Rafael Santos Borré	3(2)	3	1	0	0	0	3	1	7(2)	4	1	0	[71]
20	RB		Milton Casco	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	0	4	0	[50]
21	LM		Cristian Ferreira	1(3)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(2)	0	1(6)	0	0	0	[62]
22	LB		Javier Pinola	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	1	[51]
23	CM		Leonardo Ponzio	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	[63]
24	RM		Enzo Pérez	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	8	0	6	0	[64]
25	GK		Enrique Bologna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[44]
26	AM		Ignacio Fernández	3	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	8	2	2	0	[65]
27	CF		Lucas Pratto	3(1)	0	0	0	0	0	1(3)	0	4(4)	0	0	0	[72]
28	CB		Lucas Martínez Quarta	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	9	0	1	0	[52]
29	CB		Gonzalo Montiel	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	8	0	2	0	[53]
32	RW		Ignacio Scocco	1(2)	1	0	0	0	0	0(2)	0	1(4)	1	0	0	[73]
33	CB		Héctor Martínez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[76]
34	CF		Lucas Beltrán	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[105]
35	CF		Federico Girotti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[75]
36	LB		Nahuel Gallardo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[54]
37	CM		Enzo Fernández	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[66]
38	FW		Alan Marcel Picazzo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[77]
39	MF		Hernán López	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[67]
–	AM		Tomás Andrade	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[78]
–	CM		Joaquín Arzura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[79]
–	AM		Carlos Auzqui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[80]
–	GK		Augusto Batalla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[81]
–	CF		Marcelo Larrondo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[82]
–	CB		Luciano Lollo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[83]
–	CM		Zacarías Morán	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[84]
–	RM		Jorge Moreira	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[85]
–	AM		Matías Moya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[86]
–	LB		Luis Olivera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[87]
–	CM		Iván Rossi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[88]
–	CB		Leandro Vega	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[55]
–	GK		Maximiliano Velazco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[89]
Own goals				—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	—	—
Players who left during the season
31	RM		Santiago Vera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[106]

Statistics accurate as of 2 September 2019.

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos	No.	Nat	Name	League	Cup	League Cup	Continental	Total	Ref
1	CF	19		Rafael Santos Borré	3	0	0	1	4	[71]
2	LW	7		Matías Suárez	3	0	0	0	3	[68]
3	AM	26		Ignacio Fernández	1	0	0	1	2	[65]
	AM	11		Nicolás De La Cruz	1	0	0	1	2	[59]
4	AM	15		Exequiel Palacios	0	1	0	0	1	[61]
	AM	8		Jorge Carrascal	1	0	0	0	1	[57]
	RW	32		Ignacio Scocco	1	0	0	0	1	[73]
Own goals					0	0	0	0	0	[1]
Totals					10	1	0	3	14	—

Notes

1. Deal agreed on 29 June 2019
2. Deal agreed on 18 June 2019
3. Deal agreed on 27 June 2019
4. Behind closed doors.[98]
5. Behind closed doors.[98]

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