Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

River Plate vs Sarmiento (Junín), 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
River Plate
  • 41': Sebastián Driussi
  • 71': Ian Subiabre
FT
2 - 0
Sarmiento (Junín)
  • Red Card 39': Gabriel Díaz

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
  • 4': Junior Marabel (Sarmiento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Juan Insaurralde.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Subiabre.
  • 9': Foul by Cristian Zabala (Sarmiento).
  • 9': Lautaro Rivero (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Fausto Vera (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Javier Burrai (Sarmiento). Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a cross.
  • 11': Foul by Manuel García (Sarmiento).
  • 11': Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Julián Contrera (Sarmiento) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 13': Foul by Agustín Seyral (Sarmiento).
  • 13': Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Aníbal Moreno (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kendry Páez.
  • 15': Foul by Gabriel Díaz (Sarmiento).
  • 15': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Gabriel Díaz (Sarmiento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Offside, Sarmiento. Julián Contrera is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel with a cross.
  • 19': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Agustín Seyral.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Marcos Acuña (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aníbal Moreno with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Foul by Ian Subiabre (River Plate).
  • 22': Julián Contrera (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Offside, Sarmiento. Julián Contrera is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Aníbal Moreno (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
  • 26': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
  • 26': Junior Marabel (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Carlos Villalba.
  • 29': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
  • 29': Lucas Suárez (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Offside, Sarmiento. Cristian Zabala is caught offside.
  • 30': Foul by Lucas Suárez (Sarmiento).
  • 30': Lautaro Rivero (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Aníbal Moreno (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kendry Páez.
  • 32': Foul by Julián Contrera (Sarmiento).
  • 32': Marcos Acuña (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
  • 34': Foul by Agustín Seyral (Sarmiento).
  • 34': Ian Subiabre (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Agustín Seyral (Sarmiento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Aníbal Moreno (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 35': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gabriel Díaz.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kendry Páez with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Gabriel Díaz (Sarmiento).
  • 39': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Second yellow card to Gabriel Díaz (Sarmiento) for a bad foul.
  • 41': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Javier Burrai.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Javier Burrai (Sarmiento). Assisted by Kendry Páez with a cross.
  • 41': Goal! River Plate 1, Sarmiento 0. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Tomás Galván (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Subiabre.
  • 45': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Agustín Seyral.
  • 45'+1': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Javier Burrai.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ian Subiabre (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kendry Páez.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ian Subiabre (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Rivero.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
  • 45'+2': Cristian Zabala (Sarmiento) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, River Plate 1, Sarmiento 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins River Plate 1, Sarmiento 0.
  • 45': Substitution, River Plate. Joaquin Freitas replaces Kendry Páez.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Tomás Galván (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Javier Burrai (Sarmiento). Assisted by Joaquin Freitas with a through ball.
  • 46': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Javier Burrai.
  • 49': Foul by Julián Contrera (Sarmiento).
  • 49': Ian Subiabre (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Aníbal Moreno (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Joaquin Freitas (River Plate) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Javier Burrai (Sarmiento). Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
  • 53': Foul by Junior Marabel (Sarmiento).
  • 53': Tomás Galván (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Thiago Santamaría (Sarmiento).
  • 54': Lautaro Rivero (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Cristian Zabala (Sarmiento).
  • 54': Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Fausto Vera (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aníbal Moreno.
  • 58': Offside, Sarmiento. Julián Contrera is caught offside.
  • 58': Cristian Zabala (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Joaquin Freitas (River Plate).
  • 60': Attempt saved. Lautaro Rivero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Javier Burrai (Sarmiento). Assisted by Aníbal Moreno.
  • 60': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (River Plate).
  • 60': Lucas Suárez (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Sarmiento. Diego Churín replaces Junior Marabel.
  • 61': Substitution, River Plate. Juan Fernando Quintero replaces Tomás Galván.
  • 62': Offside, Sarmiento. Diego Churín is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Marcos Acuña (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Javier Burrai (Sarmiento). Assisted by Fausto Vera.
  • 63': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Javier Burrai.
  • 64': Foul by Julián Contrera (Sarmiento).
  • 64': Juan Fernando Quintero (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Substitution, Sarmiento. Juan Manuel Cabrera replaces Thiago Santamaría.
  • 67': Substitution, Sarmiento. Santiago Salle replaces Julián Contrera.
  • 67': Substitution, Sarmiento. Yair Arismendi replaces Carlos Villalba.
  • 70': Corner, Sarmiento. Conceded by Lautaro Rivero.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Juan Fernando Quintero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
  • 71': Goal! River Plate 2, Sarmiento 0. Ian Subiabre (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aníbal Moreno with a through ball.
  • 72': Substitution, River Plate. Kevin Castaño replaces Aníbal Moreno.
  • 73': Foul by Manuel García (Sarmiento).
  • 73': Ian Subiabre (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Manuel García (Sarmiento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Juan Fernando Quintero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Javier Burrai (Sarmiento).
  • 76': Cristian Zabala (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Kevin Castaño (River Plate).
  • 77': Attempt missed. Ian Subiabre (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero following a fast break.
  • 79': Diego Churín (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Kevin Castaño (River Plate).
  • 80': Attempt missed. Lautaro Rivero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fausto Vera.
  • 81': Substitution, River Plate. Maximiliano Salas replaces Sebastián Driussi.
  • 81': Substitution, River Plate. Paulo Díaz replaces Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Ian Subiabre (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Javier Burrai (Sarmiento). Assisted by Maximiliano Salas.
  • 83': Foul by Juan Manuel Cabrera (Sarmiento).
  • 83': Maximiliano Salas (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Javier Burrai (Sarmiento). Assisted by Joaquin Freitas with a cross.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Santiago Salle (Sarmiento) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Santiago Beltrán (River Plate). Assisted by Cristian Zabala.
  • 85': Diego Churín (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Fausto Vera (River Plate).
  • 86': Corner, Sarmiento. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Salas (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Javier Burrai (Sarmiento). Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joaquin Freitas following a fast break.
  • 88': Substitution, Sarmiento. Jonatan Gómez replaces Cristian Zabala.
  • 89': Agustín Seyral (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Joaquin Freitas (River Plate).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Joaquin Freitas (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Juan Manuel Cabrera.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Salas (River Plate) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Diego Churín (Sarmiento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Fausto Vera (River Plate).
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, River Plate 2, Sarmiento 0.
  • 0': Match ends, River Plate 2, Sarmiento 0.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 10
10 Saves 1
21.4 Possession 78.6
2 SHOTS 34
1 ON GOAL 12
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
106 Accurate Passes 609
186 Passes 686
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 8
5 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.6
60 Long Balls 53
20 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 11
11 Effective Tackles 6
16 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 3
27 Effective Clearances 1
27 Clearances 1

Game Information

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Venue: Estadio Más Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentine LPF Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Independiente Rivadavia 10 +4 20
2 Belgrano (Córdoba) 10 +4 19
3 Rosario Central 10 +5 18
4 Tigre 10 +7 17
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
41 Santiago Beltrán (GK)
13 Lautaruo Rivero
28 Lucas Martínez Quarta Yellow Card
21 Marcos Acuña
29 Gonzalo Montiel
26 Tomás Galván
15 Fausto Vera
6 Aníbal Moreno
9 Sebastián Driussi
38 Ian Subiabre
19 Kendry Páez
River Plate Substitutes:
Ulises Giménez, Paulo Díaz, Fabricio Bustos, Juan Fernando Quintero, Joaquin Freitas, Santiago Lencina, Giuliano Galoppo, Maximiliano Salas, Agustín Ruberto, Kevin Castaño, Matías Viña, Ezequiel Centuríon.

SARM Sarmiento (Junín) (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Javier Burrai (GK)
2 Juan Insaurralde
34 Agustín Seyral Yellow Card
5 Manuel Garcia Yellow Card
3 Lucas Suarez
29 Thiago Santamaría
15 Cristian Zabala Yellow Card
25 Carlos Villalba
33 Gabriel Díaz Yellow Card
19 Julian Contrera
27 Junior Marabel
Sarmiento (Junín) Substitutes:
Yair Arismendi, Facundo Alaggia, Alexis González, Gastón Arturia, Nicolás Pasquini, Thyago Ayala, Santiago Salle, Juan Manuel Cabrera, Jhon Rentería, Diego Churín, Jonathan Gómez, Renzo Orihuela.

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