{"id":40004,"date":"2025-06-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/river-debuts-with-victory-3-1-against-urawa-red-diamonds_313113_102\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T22:00:00","slug":"river-debuts-with-victory-3-1-against-urawa-red-diamonds_313113_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/club-world-cup\/river-debuts-with-victory-3-1-against-urawa-red-diamonds_313113_102.html","title":{"rendered":"River debuts with victory: 3-1 against Urawa Red Diamonds"},"content":{"rendered":"

River Plate started the Club World Cup with a strong performance, with Colidio, Driussi and Meza as the main protagonists of the triumph<\/h2> \r\n
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River Plate<\/strong> did their homework and defeated Urawa Red Diamonds<\/strong> 3-1, within the framework of the opening of Group E of the Club World Cup 2025<\/a>. A duel that took place at Lumen Field and in which the Argentinians, with scores from Facundo Colidio<\/strong>, Sebasti\u00e1n Driussi<\/strong> and Maxi Meza<\/strong>, prevailed against the Japanese, who only managed to discount through a penalty courtesy of Yusuke Matsuo<\/strong>.<\/p>

The balance tilted towards River Plate<\/strong> from the first half. Even, as early as the 9th minute, the ‘millionaire’ team gave its first threat in the match, with a shot from Sebasti\u00e1n Driussi<\/strong> that crashed into the crossbar of Nishikawa’s<\/strong> goal. Some attempts to violate the rival goal that were going to bear fruit in the 12th minute.<\/p>

There, the Argentinians were going to put the first score of the match, in a play in which Real Madrid’s recent signing, Franco Mastantuono<\/a>, participated to open the game towards the left side with Marcos Acu\u00f1a<\/strong>, who placed a millimetric center for Facundo Colidio<\/strong>, in the heart of the area and arriving from the second line, to punish with a powerful header.<\/p>

HOW RIVER PLAYS FOOTBALL, DAD \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude4c

Franco Mastantuono puts the fantasy, Acu\u00f1a the pass and Colidio the head \ud83e\udd0c
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River imposed its law: A first half of almost absolute dominance<\/h2>

From there, the dominance of Marcelo Gallardo’s<\/strong> team increased, in a combination of factors that left an Argentinian team managing possession of the ball and an Urawa Red Diamonds<\/strong> relegated to their own field, enduring the offensive onslaughts of River<\/strong>.<\/p>

It was not until after the 30th minute that Urawa<\/strong> began to take some prominence. In fact, they even scored a goal in the 33rd minute, when Marius H\u00f8ibr\u00e5ten<\/strong> resolved a cross into the area in great form. He did it in Van Persie style: with a spectacular flight and an accurate header. However, the goal was disallowed for offside.<\/p>