Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

FT Sunday, August 23, 2026
Vélez Sarsfield WWWDD 2
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River Plate LLLWD 2
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VEL022
RIV202
Estadio Más Monumental

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

RIV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

RIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41Santiago BeltránG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 28Lucas Martínez QuartaCD-R
  4. 3Francisco OrtegaLB
  5. 20Giovanni GonzálezRB
  6. 10Ángel CorreaAM
  7. 50Tobías AndradaLM
  8. 6Aníbal MorenoRM
  9. 18Lucas BeltránF
  10. 23Thiago AlmadaAM-L
  11. 35Joaquin FreitasAM-R

VEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tomás MarchioriG
  2. 16Lisandro MagallánCD-L
  3. 32Thiago SilveroCD-R
  4. 3Elias GomezLB
  5. 4Joaquín GarcíaRB
  6. 22Manuel LanziniAM
  7. 29Rodrigo AliendroLM
  8. 8Lucas RobertoneRM
  9. 39Thiago AguirreF
  10. 18Simon EscobarAM-L
  11. 11Matías PellegriniAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 41' Aníbal Moreno (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Own Goal by Thiago Silvero, Vélez Sarsfield. River Plate 2, Vélez Sarsfield 0.
  4. 58' Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Dilan Godoy replaces Thiago Aguirre.
  5. 58' Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Diego Valdés replaces Simón Escobar.
  6. 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.
  7. 70' Substitution, River Plate. Rafael Borré replaces Ángel Correa.
  8. 74' Elías Gómez (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 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.
  10. 80' Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 84' Substitution, River Plate. Lautaro Pereyra replaces Joaquín Freitas.
  12. 84' Substitution, River Plate. Sebastián Driussi replaces Lucas Beltrán.
  13. 87' Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Álex Verón replaces Manuel Lanzini.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Luca Feler replaces Rodrigo Aliendro.

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