Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

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

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Banfield
  • 64': Bruno Sepúlveda
  • 84': Bruno Sepúlveda
FT
2 - 3
River Plate
  • 32': Sebastián Driussi
  • 41': Thiago Almada (P)
  • 69': Ángel Correa

About

Banfield are hosting River Plate at Florencio Solá, 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.
  • 2': Foul by Tomás Adoryán (Banfield).
  • 2': Thiago Almada (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Thiago Almada (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 5': Tomás Adoryán (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Ángel Correa (River Plate).
  • 6': Foul by Nacho Pais (Banfield).
  • 6': Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Offside, River Plate. Thiago Almada is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Tomás Adoryán (Banfield) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Matías Hernández.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Alexander Machado (Banfield) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Adoryán with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Tomás Adoryán (Banfield) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 12': Brandon Oviedo (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (River Plate).
  • 13': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nicolás Meriano.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diego Rodríguez (Banfield). Assisted by Tobías Andrada.
  • 17': Santiago López García (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Thiago Almada (River Plate).
  • 18': Ignacio Abraham (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Tobías Andrada (River Plate).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobías Andrada.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobías Andrada.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Diego Rodríguez (Banfield). Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
  • 21': Thiago Almada (River Plate) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Diego Rodríguez (Banfield). Assisted by Thiago Almada.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
  • 24': Offside, River Plate. Gonzalo Montiel is caught offside.
  • 25': Federico Medina (Banfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Marcos Acuña (River Plate).
  • 28': Handball by Federico Medina (Banfield).
  • 30': Corner, Banfield. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Alexander Machado (Banfield) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Offside, Banfield. Nacho Pais is caught offside.
  • 32': Goal! Banfield 0, River Plate 1. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Correa with a through ball.
  • 34': Foul by Tomás Adoryán (Banfield).
  • 34': Fausto Vera (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Tomás Adoryán.
  • 36': Penalty conceded by Tomás Adoryán (Banfield) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 36': Penalty River Plate. Thiago Almada draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 38': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
  • 41': Goal! Banfield 0, River Plate 2. Thiago Almada (River Plate) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 44': Offside, Banfield. Federico Medina is caught offside.
  • 44': Foul by Federico Medina (Banfield).
  • 44': Fausto Vera (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Brandon Oviedo (Banfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Thiago Almada (River Plate).
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Nicolás Meriano (Banfield) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brandon Oviedo.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Banfield 0, River Plate 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Banfield 0, River Plate 2.
  • 46': Brandon Oviedo (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
  • 47': Attempt missed. Matías Hernández (Banfield) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 49': Offside, Banfield. Matías Hernández is caught offside.
  • 51': Offside, River Plate. Ángel Correa is caught offside.
  • 52': Santiago López García (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Tomás Galván (River Plate).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross.
  • 57': Substitution, Banfield. Lisandro Piñero replaces Federico Medina.
  • 57': Substitution, Banfield. Bruno Sepúlveda replaces Matías Hernández.
  • 59': Bruno Sepúlveda (Banfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Fausto Vera (River Plate).
  • 59': Foul by Tomás Adoryán (Banfield).
  • 59': Tomás Galván (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Lisandro Piñero (Banfield) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nacho Pais.
  • 63': Corner, Banfield. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Nicolás Meriano (Banfield) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Santiago Beltrán (River Plate). Assisted by Ignacio Abraham with a cross.
  • 64': Goal! Banfield 1, River Plate 2. Bruno Sepúlveda (Banfield) header from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 65': Foul by Bruno Sepúlveda (Banfield).
  • 65': Marcos Acuña (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Bruno Sepúlveda (Banfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Substitution, River Plate. Lucas Beltrán replaces Sebastián Driussi.
  • 69': Substitution, River Plate. Giovanni González replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
  • 69': Goal! Banfield 1, River Plate 3. Ángel Correa (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomás Galván.
  • 73': Ignacio Abraham (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Tobías Andrada (River Plate).
  • 73': Corner, Banfield. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Nicolás Meriano (Banfield) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Santiago Beltrán (River Plate). Assisted by Lisandro Piñero with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Tomás Galván (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobías Andrada.
  • 75': Santiago López García (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Tomás Galván (River Plate).
  • 76': Substitution, Banfield. David Zalazar replaces Tomás Adoryán.
  • 76': Substitution, Banfield. Favio Álvarez replaces Nacho Pais.
  • 77': Offside, Banfield. Alexander Machado is caught offside.
  • 78': Attempt saved. David Zalazar (Banfield) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Santiago Beltrán (River Plate). Assisted by Bruno Sepúlveda.
  • 80': Corner, Banfield. Conceded by Marcos Acuña.
  • 80': Substitution, Banfield. Federico Anselmo replaces Alexander Machado.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Ignacio Abraham (Banfield) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 82': Substitution, River Plate. Francisco Ortega replaces Marcos Acuña.
  • 83': Brandon Oviedo (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Tobías Andrada (River Plate).
  • 83': Attempt saved. Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicolás Meriano (Banfield). Assisted by Ángel Correa.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán following a fast break.
  • 84': Goal! Banfield 2, River Plate 3. Bruno Sepúlveda (Banfield) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lisandro Piñero with a headed pass.
  • 88': Substitution, River Plate. Lautaro Rivero replaces Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 88': Substitution, River Plate. Mauro Arambarri replaces Tobías Andrada.
  • 90': Foul by Nicolás Meriano (Banfield).
  • 90': Ángel Correa (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Ortega with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Fausto Vera (River Plate) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner by Diego Rodríguez (Banfield). Assisted by Mauro Arambarri.
  • 90'+1': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Renzo Malanca.
  • 90'+2': Santiago López García (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ángel Correa (River Plate).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Brandon Oviedo (Banfield) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Anselmo.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Banfield. Bruno Sepúlveda is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Tomás Galván (River Plate) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Banfield 2, River Plate 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Banfield 2, River Plate 3.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 5
3 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 5
62.4 Possession 37.6
19 SHOTS 14
8 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
419 Accurate Passes 208
508 Passes 292
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 7
13 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.3
66 Long Balls 69
36 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 14
12 Tackles 18
0.9 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 8
26 Effective Clearances 26
26 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Venue: Florencio Solá
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

BAN Banfield (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
50 Diego Rodríguez (GK)
6 Nicolás Meriano
37 Renzo Malanca
13 Brandon Oviedo
27 Luis Abraham
24 Santiago López Garcia
35 Ignacio Pais
20 Tomás Adoryan
18 Federico Medina
22 Alexander Machado
28 Matías Hernández
Banfield Substitutes:
Favio Álvarez, David Salazar, Lautaro Cano, Gino Santilli, Jhon Arteaga, Federico Anselmo, Santiago Daniele, Lautaro Gómez, Santiago Esquivel, Lisandro Piñero, Juan Alfaro, Bruno Sepúlveda.

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

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

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