Club Atlético River Plate needs 21 points to qualify for playoffs and 2027 cups

What happened to River Plate?

River Plate is in a heavy football crisis. Despite the millions invested in a new transfer market, the team of Eduardo Coudet is not taking off. It's a streak of losses. Eliminated from the Copa Argentina in the dawn of the semester, it now has three consecutive losses in the Clausura. And five consecutive losses, taking into account the final lost in the Apertura against Belgrano. A negative streak that hadn't been seen since 1911. A present of terror.

What does River Plate need to do?

To get into the playoffs, River Plate needs to add 21 points. Looking at the tables of the previous tournaments (similar formats in 2025 and the first semester of 2026), River Plate needs to add 21 points to aspire to an eighth-place spot in its group and qualify for the round. Only one of the six teams entered with fewer points: Instituto, with 18, in the 2025 Apertura.

What happened in 2025 with the qualified teams for Cups?

Platense won the Apertura and Estudiantes the Clausura, gaining access to Libertadores. Meanwhile, Independiente Rivadavia entered by winning the Copa Argentina and Lanús (extra place) did it by obtaining the Sudamericana. The other three continental cups were for Rosario Central, Boca (group stage) and Argentinos (preliminary round) by the annual table. The Canalla had 66, followed by the Xeneize with 62 and the Bicho with 57. The fourth was just River with 53, which didn't make it and ended up in Sudamericana alongside Racing, Riestra, San Lorenzo, Tigre, and Barracas.

What does River Plate need to do to qualify for 2027 Cups?

River Plate needs to add more than the 21 hypothetical points for the annual fight. It needs to raise the amount from the previous year's precedents. The team of Eduardo Coudet is last in the B zone with zero points and, logically, out of the access to the Clausura playoffs. Meanwhile, in the annual, after losing so many units, those who came behind took advantage to overtake it. So, today it's out of the entry to the 2027 cups. It would be calamitous if it ended up like that in the annual table. But there's still time.