Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

FT Sunday, February 22, 2026
River Plate WDLLW 0
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Vélez Sarsfield WWDWD 1
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RIV000
VEL101
José Amalfitani

Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
5
63.1
Possession
36.9
12
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
448
Accurate Passes
198
569
Passes
327
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
3
Accurate Crosses
1
15
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.1
66
Long Balls
74
29
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
22
21
Tackles
25
0.5
Tackle %
0.9
12
Interceptions
12
21
Effective Clearances
22
21
Clearances
22

Head to Head

RIV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

VEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Álvaro MonteroG
  2. 16Lisandro MagallánCD-L
  3. 2Emanuel MammanaCD-R
  4. 3Elias GomezLB
  5. 4Joaquín GarcíaRB
  6. 22Manuel LanziniAM
  7. 8Lucas RobertoneLM
  8. 5Claudio BaezaRM
  9. 23Florián MonzónF
  10. 11Matías PellegriniAM-L
  11. 50Tobías AndradaAM-R

RIV · 4-3-1-2

  1. 1Franco ArmaniG
  2. 17Paulo DíazCD-L
  3. 28Lucas Martínez QuartaCD-R
  4. 18Matías ViñaLB
  5. 29Gonzalo MontielRB
  6. 11Facundo ColidioM
  7. 6Aníbal MorenoCM
  8. 10Juan Fernando QuinteroAM
  9. 26Tomás GalvánLM
  10. 15Fausto VeraRM
  11. 9Sebastián DriussiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Vélez Sarsfield 1, River Plate 0. Manuel Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matías Pellegrini following a fast break.
  2. 18' Paulo Díaz (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 27' Substitution, River Plate. Joaquin Freitas replaces Juan Fernando Quintero because of an injury.
  4. 34' Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Álex Verón replaces Matías Pellegrini because of an injury.
  5. 45' Substitution, River Plate. Santiago Beltrán replaces Franco Armani because of an injury.
  6. 45' Substitution, River Plate. Kendry Páez replaces Tomás Galván.
  7. 52' Matías Viña (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  8. 64' Florián Monzón (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 64' Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Braian Romero replaces Florián Monzón.
  10. 65' Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Rodrigo Aliendro replaces Lucas Robertone.
  11. 66' Substitution, River Plate. Giuliano Galoppo replaces Fausto Vera.
  12. 70' Substitution, River Plate. Ian Subiabre replaces Kendry Páez because of an injury.
  13. 77' Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Imanol Machuca replaces Manuel Lanzini.
  14. 87' Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.

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