Badges of the soccer teams River Plate and Monterrey on red and blue backgrounds, respectively — River will play against Rayados de Monterrey on the second matchday of Group E | La Derecha Diario

Camara — River will play against Rayados de Monterrey on the second matchday of Group E | La Derecha Diario

River vs Monterrey: time, TV, line-ups, and each team's current form

The Millionaire will seek to secure its place in the round of 16 ahead of schedule against a Mexican club that caused a surprise in its debut against Inter

21/06/2025 12:05:00h

Editorial Team

The second matchday of Group E of the Club World Cup concludes with the clash between River and Rayados de Monterrey. If they win the match, the Millonario could secure their place in the next stage of the world tournament, but the Mexican club will try to stop them and will look to replicate the strong performance they had against Inter Milan, the favorite in the group.

The Núñez team comes into this match after a 3-1 victory over the Urawa Red Diamonds, with goals from Colidio, Driussi (injured), and Meza. Although the result seems quite positive, the reality is that River still has many problems when they can't find their rhythm, especially in the defensive area, their main weakness, so they will need to adjust several things ahead of their next match.

Three players in white uniforms with a red stripe celebrate a goal in a stadium.

River is strong in attack, but needs to improve its defense and overall fluidity | La Derecha Diario

Meanwhile, Rayados are coming off a great match against Inter. Despite dominating the match in terms of offense and possession, the Italian team couldn't come back in a match they started losing to a header from the ageless Sergio Ramos and ended up drawing 1-1 thanks to the well-executed set piece finished by Lautaro Martínez.

Soccer player celebrating a goal wearing the Rayados de Monterrey jersey, with the captain's armband, making a hand gesture to his ear and sticking his tongue out.

Despite his age, Sergio Ramos remains a key figure | La Derecha Diario

Both teams last faced each other at the beginning of last year, in a friendly during the summer preseason. Back then, they drew 1-1, with goals from Rodrigo Aguirre for the Mexican team and Marcelo Herrera for the Banda.

In addition to this friendly, Argentinians and Mexicans played in the 2002 Copa Telefónica Movistar, with a 1-0 victory for the Regios thanks to the lone goal from Guillermo Franco, and another preparation match in 2023, where River won by the same score with a goal from Lucas Beltrán.

Two players compete for the ball during a match between Monterrey and River Plate.

The last time they played, they drew 1-1 | La Derecha Diario

Time and TV for River vs Monterrey

The second match for the Millonario in Group E against Rayados de Monterrey will be this Saturday at 10:00 p.m. at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles. The match will be broadcast by DSports, Telefé, Disney+ Premium, and DAZN, the latter completely free on its official website.

Possible Lineups

River (4-3-1-2 or 4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Franco Armani
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel, Germán Pezzella or Paulo Díaz, Lucas Martínez Quarta, and Marcos Acuña
Midfielders: Kevin Castaño, Enzo Pérez, Ignacio Fernández, and Franco Mastantuono
Forwards: Facundo Colidio and Miguel Borja

Rayados de Monterrey (3-4-1-2):

Goalkeeper: Esteban Andrada or Santiago Mele
Defenders: Gerardo Arteaga, Victor Guzmán, Sergio Ramos, Stefan Medina, and Ricardo Chávez
Midfielders: Óliver Torres, Jorge Rodríguez, and Sergio Canales
Forwards: Germán Berterame and Lucas Ocampos

Referee Team

Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Assistant referee 1: Tomaz Klancnik (SVN)
Assistant referee 2: Andraz Kovacic (SVN)
Fourth official: Gustavo Tejer (URU)

➡️ Argentina