Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield, 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Clausura

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
River Plate
  • 11': Ángel Correa
  • 43': Thiago Silvero (OG)
FT
2 - 2
Vélez Sarsfield
  • 61': Diego Valdés
  • 79': Manuel Lanzini

About

River Plate are hosting Vélez Sarsfield at Estadio Más Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Elías Gómez (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Tobías Andrada (River Plate).
  • 6': Foul by Rodrigo Aliendro (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 6': Ángel Correa (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Thiago Almada (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Lucas Robertone.
  • 8': Offside, River Plate. Joaquín Freitas is caught offside.
  • 11': Goal! River Plate 1, Vélez Sarsfield 0. Ángel Correa (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta following a fast break.
  • 14': Manuel Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
  • 15': Simón Escobar (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Tobías Andrada (River Plate).
  • 16': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Francisco Ortega.
  • 18': Rodrigo Aliendro (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Thiago Almada (River Plate).
  • 21': Foul by Elías Gómez (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 21': Joaquín Freitas (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Offside, River Plate. Joaquín Freitas is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Joaquín Freitas (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán following a fast break.
  • 24': Rodrigo Aliendro (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (River Plate).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silvero (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 28': Foul by Thiago Aguirre (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 28': Aníbal Moreno (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Aliendro (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 33': Rodrigo Aliendro (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Ángel Correa (River Plate).
  • 34': Simón Escobar (Vélez Sarsfield) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Aníbal Moreno.
  • 36': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 36': Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (River Plate) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joaquín Freitas.
  • 41': Rodrigo Aliendro (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Aníbal Moreno (River Plate).
  • 41': Aníbal Moreno (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Own Goal by Thiago Silvero, Vélez Sarsfield. River Plate 2, Vélez Sarsfield 0.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Manuel Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Aguirre.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, River Plate 2, Vélez Sarsfield 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins River Plate 2, Vélez Sarsfield 0.
  • 47': Foul by Lucas Robertone (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 47': Giovanni González (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tomás Marchiori (Vélez Sarsfield). Assisted by Thiago Almada.
  • 48': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Lucas Robertone.
  • 48': Manuel Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Freitas (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni González.
  • 49': Offside, River Plate. Ángel Correa is caught offside.
  • 52': Matías Pellegrini (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Ángel Correa (River Plate).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Lucas Robertone (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín García.
  • 53': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 55': Manuel Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (River Plate).
  • 57': Foul by Thiago Aguirre (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 57': Nicolás Otamendi (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Dilan Godoy replaces Thiago Aguirre.
  • 58': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Diego Valdés replaces Simón Escobar.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Matías Pellegrini (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 61': Goal! River Plate 2, Vélez Sarsfield 1. Diego Valdés (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matías Pellegrini.
  • 62': Foul by Lucas Robertone (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 62': Joaquín Freitas (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán.
  • 63': Offside, River Plate. Ángel Correa is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Tomás Marchiori (Vélez Sarsfield). Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Aliendro (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 70': Substitution, River Plate. Rafael Borré replaces Ángel Correa.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Manuel Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Santiago Beltrán (River Plate). Assisted by Matías Pellegrini with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Elías Gómez (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 74': Giovanni González (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Elías Gómez (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Foul by Diego Valdés (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 75': Thiago Almada (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Almada following a set piece situation.
  • 78': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Lisandro Magallán.
  • 79': Goal! River Plate 2, Vélez Sarsfield 2. Manuel Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elías Gómez with a cross.
  • 80': Matías Pellegrini (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
  • 80': Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Thiago Silvero (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Santiago Beltrán (River Plate). Assisted by Dilan Godoy with a headed pass.
  • 82': Rodrigo Aliendro (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Aníbal Moreno (River Plate).
  • 82': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 83': Foul by Rodrigo Aliendro (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 83': Rafael Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Substitution, River Plate. Lautaro Pereyra replaces Joaquín Freitas.
  • 84': Substitution, River Plate. Sebastián Driussi replaces Lucas Beltrán.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Lautaro Pereyra (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Álex Verón replaces Manuel Lanzini.
  • 89': Handball by Rodrigo Aliendro (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 89': Thiago Silvero (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (River Plate).
  • 90': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Diego Valdés (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 90'+1': Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Rodrigo Aliendro (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 90'+2': Francisco Ortega (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Lautaro Pereyra (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tobías Andrada.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Luca Feler replaces Rodrigo Aliendro.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, River Plate 2, Vélez Sarsfield 2.
  • 0': Match ends, River Plate 2, Vélez Sarsfield 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
43.4 Possession 56.6
11 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
332 Accurate Passes 470
430 Passes 567
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
15 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
73 Long Balls 71
31 Accurate Long Balls 43
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 16
20 Tackles 24
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 16
22 Effective Clearances 12
22 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Venue: Estadio Más Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentine LPF Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Argentinos Juniors 10 +4 18
2 Rosario Central 10 +3 18
3 Independiente Rivadavia 10 +1 17
4 Gimnasia La Plata 10 0 17
Full Standings

Line-Ups

RIV River Plate (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
41 Santiago Beltrán (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
28 Lucas Martínez Quarta
3 Francisco Ortega
20 Giovanni González
10 Ángel Correa
50 Tobías Andrada
6 Aníbal Moreno Yellow Card
18 Lucas Beltrán
23 Thiago Almada
35 Joaquin Freitas
River Plate Substitutes:
Rafael Borré, Lautaro Pereyra, Tomás Galván, Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuña, Juan Meza, Mauro Arambarri, Sebastián Driussi, Lucas Silva, Lautaruo Rivero, Fausto Vera, Ezequiel Centuríon.

VEL Vélez Sarsfield (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Tomás Marchiori (GK)
16 Lisandro Magallán
32 Thiago Silvero
3 Elias Gomez Yellow Card
4 Joaquín García
22 Manuel Lanzini
29 Rodrigo Aliendro
8 Lucas Robertone
39 Thiago Aguirre
18 Simon Escobar
11 Matías Pellegrini
Vélez Sarsfield Substitutes:
Claudio Baeza, Alexis Pereyra, Dilan Godoy, Leo Cristaldo, Álex Verón, Lautaro Piola, Luca Feler, Emanuel Mammana, Juan Policella, Diego Valdés, Facundo Sanguinetti, Matías Arias.

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