Players who played for Peñarol and River Plate

18 players have played for both Peñarol and River Plate, according to Wikidata. The best known include Santiago Solari, Carlos Andrés Sánchez and Luis Cubilla. 10 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Carlos Andres Diogo. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1935 (José María Minella), the most recent in 2012 (Rodrigo Mora).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Peñarol special (in French)Today's games with its 143 players. River Plate special (in French)Today's games with its 264 players.

The full list (18 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityPeñarolRiver Plate
Santiago SolariMidfielderArgentina2010–20111996–1998
Carlos Andrés SánchezMidfielderUruguay20232011–2015
Luis CubillaMidfielderUruguay1957–19621964–1968
Carlos Andres DiogoDefenderUruguay20042004–2005
Antonio AlzamendiForwardUruguay19851982–1987
Leonardo CilaurrenMidfielderSpain1941–19431939–1941
Ermindo OnegaForwardArgentina1969–19711957–1968
Moacyr Claudino PintoMidfielderBrazil1962–19631961–1962
Nelson GutiérrezDefenderUruguay1980–19961986–1988
Pedro CubillaMidfielderUruguay19601965–1966
Marcelo SosaMidfielderUruguay2009–20112006
Diego Vicente AguirreForwardUruguay1986–19961997–1998
Roberto MatosasDefenderUruguay1960–19731965–1968
Rodrigo MoraForwardUruguay20122012–2019
Alfonso DomínguezDefenderUruguay1985–19911991–1993
José María MinellaMidfielderArgentina1942–19431935–1942
Horacio TrocheDefenderUruguay1962–19671963–1964
Mario SaraleguiMidfielderUruguay1977–19931986–1987

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Peñarol

Defensor Sporting Club22Nacional22Danubio21Independiente12San Lorenzo de Almagro12Boca Juniors11Atlético Madrid10

With River Plate

Boca Juniors32Rosario Central26Racing Club25Independiente23San Lorenzo de Almagro21Nacional21Huracán21Newell's Old Boys20