River Plate defeated Urawa Red Diamonds by 3-1 on matchday 1 of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Group Stage Group E match held at the Lumen Field in Seattle, USA on Tuesday.

In the first half, Driussi's long-range shot hit the post and Colidio scored with a header. In the second half, Driussi scored with a header, Takurō Kaneko scored with a penalty, and Meza scored with a header. In the end, River Plate defeated Urawa Red Diamonds by 3-1. After this round of matches, the Argentine Primera División giants who perfectly showcased how to score with headers in this match temporarily leads the group with 3 points; Urawa Red Diamonds is temporarily bottom of the group with 0 points.

First Half

In the 9th minute, Kevin Castaño made a straight pass from the left wing. Sebastián Driussi quickly followed up, got the ball and took a few steps before taking a long shot with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area. Unfortunately, his shot hit the bottom right corner of the post and bounced off. River Plate missed a golden goalscoring opportunity!

3 minutes later, Marcos Acuña crossed into the box from the left wing. penalty area. Facundo Colidio rose high and scored with a header in the box. River Plate broke the deadlock early to take a 1-0 lead!

After that, the two sides did not have many high-quality shooting attempts. At the end of the first half, River Plate temporarily led Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0 into the halftime break.

Second Half

Both teams switched sides as the match continued. In the 48th minute, River Plate made a deadly quick counterattack. Marius Høibråten made a mistake while clearing the ball with a header in his own penalty area. Sebastián Driussi quickly followed up quickly followed up, rose high and easily scored with a header in the box against the outrushing Franco Armani. River Plate expanded its lead to 2-0! This is Driussi's 8th goal in all competitions since returning to River Plate in January!

6 minutes later, Takurō Kaneko was knocked down by Acuña when he got the ball in the right side of the box. The referee immediately blew his whistle to award Urawa Red Diamonds a penalty kick! Yūsuke Matsuo took the penalty kick and scored with a right-footed shot. Urawa Red Diamonds pulled a goal back at 2-1!

In the 73rd minute, River Plate got a deadly corner kick opportunity. Acuña took the corner by crossing it into the box. Maximiliano Meza rose high and scored with a header in the box. River Plate secured the victory at 3-1!

Marcos Acuña took the opportunity to get his second assist of the game!

In the 90th minute, Ryōma Watanabe crossed into the box from the left wing. Takahiro Sekine passes the ball across with a header. After stopping the ball, Felipe Santana half-volleyed with his left foot from the center of the box, but his shot was saved by Armani.

When the final whistle is blown, River Plate defeated Urawa Red Diamonds by 3-1.