Bragantino Vs River Plate Lineups Set for 1 May 2026
Bragantino vs River Plate had their lineups set for the Copa Sudamericana meeting scheduled for 02:30 on Friday, 1 May 2026, with both teams arriving off recent wins. Bragantino came in after a 1-0 home loss to Palmeiras, while River Plate followed a 3-1 home win over Aldosivi.
Vagner Mancini’s Bragantino XI
Bragantino lined up in a 4-2-3-1 with Cleiton Schwengber in goal behind Jose Hurtado, Pedro Henrique, Alix and Juninho Capixaba. Matheus Fernandes and Gabriel held the midfield, with Lucas Barbosa, Eduardo Sasha and Jose Herrera behind Isidro Pitta.
Mancini’s side had just gone down 1-0 at home to Palmeiras in Série A, despite 60% possession and two shots on target. That left the Brazilian club needing a cleaner attacking return in the same stadium, and Pitta brought one useful edge into the match after scoring five goals in his past five home matches.
River Plate’s 4-4-2 Shape
River Plate answered with a 4-4-2 built around Santiago Beltran, Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Lautaro Rivero and Marcos Acuna. Tomas Galvan, Anibal Moreno, Juan Meza and Ian Subiabre supported Facundo Colidio and Maximiliano Salas up front.
They came in after beating Aldosivi 3-1 at home, a game in which they had 70% possession and four shots on goal. Giuliano Galoppo, Colidio and Kendry Paez scored in that win, and River had also taken their previous Copa Sudamericana match 1-0 at home against Carabobo FC.
Sudamericana Setup at 02:30
The betting market leaned toward Bragantino with a +0.25 Asian Handicap at 1.64, while a 2-1 home win was priced at 8.00. That made the lineups more than a formality: the shape on each side pointed to how both clubs intended to handle a match between a Brazilian Série A team and an Argentine Primera División side.
Bragantino’s 4-2-3-1 gave Mancini a compact base, while River’s 4-4-2 offered more direct pairing in attack. Readers following the tie got the immediate answer they needed before kickoff: the starters, the shapes and the recent results that framed the first whistle at 02:30.
