Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

FT Thursday, February 26, 2026
Banfield LWLLW 1
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River Plate DLLWL 3
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BAN101
RIV123
Estadio Más Monumental

Team Stats

13
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
1
35.3
Possession
64.7
6
SHOTS
25
2
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
184
Accurate Passes
443
280
Passes
537
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
16
Crosses
6
0.3
Cross %
0.3
68
Long Balls
64
33
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
16
22
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
16
17
Effective Clearances
20
17
Clearances
20

Head to Head

RIV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

RIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41Santiago BeltránG
  2. 13Lautaruo RiveroCD-L
  3. 28Lucas Martínez QuartaCD-R
  4. 31Facundo GonzálezLB
  5. 29Gonzalo MontielRB
  6. 9Sebastián DriussiAM
  7. 6Aníbal MorenoLM
  8. 15Fausto VeraRM
  9. 35Joaquin FreitasF
  10. 26Tomás GalvánAM-L
  11. 38Ian SubiabreAM-R

BAN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Facundo SanguinettiG
  2. 14Sergio VittorCD-L
  3. 2Danilo ArboledaCD-R
  4. 27Luis AbrahamLB
  5. 24Santiago López GarciaRB
  6. 35Ignacio PaisCM-L
  7. 21Lautaro VillegasCM-R
  8. 7Lisandro PiñeroLM
  9. 10Lautaro GómezRM
  10. 16Mauro MéndezCF-L
  11. 17Tiziano PerrotaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! River Plate 1, Banfield 0. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ian Subiabre following a set piece situation.
  2. 45' Goal! River Plate 1, Banfield 1. Mauro Méndez (Banfield) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tiziano Perrotta with a cross.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  3. 46' Goal! River Plate 2, Banfield 1. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  4. 58' Substitution, Banfield. Tomás Adoryán replaces Lautaro Villegas.
  5. 58' Substitution, Banfield. David Zalazar replaces Lautaro Gómez.
  6. 58' Goal! River Plate 3, Banfield 1. Joaquin Freitas (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Galván.
  7. 63' Substitution, River Plate. Kendry Páez replaces Ian Subiabre.
  8. 66' Substitution, River Plate. Agustín Ruberto replaces Joaquin Freitas because of an injury.
  9. 69' Substitution, Banfield. Nicolás Meriano replaces Sergio Vittor.
  10. 69' Substitution, Banfield. Neyder Moreno replaces Lisandro Piñero.
  11. 76' Substitution, River Plate. Giuliano Galoppo replaces Aníbal Moreno.
  12. 76' Substitution, River Plate. Santiago Lencina replaces Sebastián Driussi.
  13. 77' Substitution, Banfield. Rodrigo Auzmendi replaces Tiziano Perrotta.
  14. 83' Lautaro Rivero (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 83' Mauro Méndez (Banfield) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 86' Tomás Adoryán (Banfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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