On loan from Flamengo, Viña benched at River Plate amid club crisis | OneFootball

Viña only entered in the second half during River Plate (ARG)'s defeat on Thursday (12)

Matías Viña, a full-back from Flamengo on loan to River Plate (ARG), is facing difficulties in Argentina. Signed as a star, he lost his place and became a substitute. On Thursday (12), he only came on at the 15th minute of the second half in the 1-0 defeat to Argentino Juniors (ARG), away from home.

Viña replaced Marcos Acuña when River was already losing (goal by Hernán López at the 35th minute of the first half), and he couldn't help the Buenos Aires club to equalize the game. This is the team's second consecutive defeat, which is in crisis, as they didn't even qualify for the Libertadores 2026 after 11 consecutive participations.

HOW HAS VIÑA'S JOURNEY BEEN AT RIVER?

In official matches, Viña has played four times for River Plate. In his debut against Barracas Central (ARG), the Uruguayan played well and completed the 90 minutes in the 1-0 victory. However, the downfall of the player on loan from Flamengo began afterward.

In River's 2-0 win over Gimnasia (ARG), Viña was sent off at the 11th minute of the second half after two yellow card offenses. In the penultimate round, during Tigre's 4-1 thrashing, the full-back marked incorrectly and left Tiago Serrago free to open the scoring.

Subsequently, the number 18 made a wrong tackle in a play that ended with a goal by Romero. Now, the Uruguayan player has become a substitute.

HOW WAS VIÑA'S TRANSFER TO RIVER NEGOTIATED?

As the third option at Flamengo, behind Alex Sandro and Ayrton Lucas, Viña agreed to transfer to gain playing time, mainly aiming for a call-up to the World Cup with Uruguay. Thus, the Rubro-Negro loaned the player for a season.

In this way, Flamengo will receive R$ 2.7 million for the period. If Viña plays at least 50% of River Plate's matches in 2026, the purchase obligation clause will be activated, set at R$ 27 million. If not, the Uruguayan will return to the Rubro-Negro.

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