Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto vs River Plate, 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Estudiantes de Río Cuarto
    FT
    0 - 2
    River Plate
    • 70': Gonzalo Montiel (P)
    • 90'+10': Maximiliano Salas

    About

    Estudiantes de Río Cuarto are hosting River Plate at Ciudad de Río Cuarto Antonio Candini, Rio Cuarto, 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.
    • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás González (Estudiantes Río Cuarto).
    • 9': Marcos Acuña (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Foul by Francisco Romero (Estudiantes Río Cuarto).
    • 12': Joaquin Freitas (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Foul by Nicolás Talpone (Estudiantes Río Cuarto).
    • 17': Tomás Galván (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Alanís (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Foul by Ian Subiabre (River Plate).
    • 23': Tomás González (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Ian Subiabre (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Foul by Tomás Galván (River Plate).
    • 25': Siro Rosané (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Tomás González (Estudiantes Río Cuarto).
    • 27': Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Tomás González (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Marcos Acuña (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 30': Delay in match (River Plate).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Offside, River Plate. Joaquin Freitas is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Galván.
    • 35': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Juan Antonini.
    • 36': Handball by Matías Valenti (Estudiantes Río Cuarto).
    • 39': VAR Decision: No Penalty River Plate.
    • 42': Matías Valenti (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) is shown the yellow card for handball.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Ian Subiabre (River Plate) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Aníbal Moreno (River Plate) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal by Agustín Lastra (Estudiantes Río Cuarto). Assisted by Joaquin Freitas.
    • 44': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Sergio Ojeda.
    • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Agustín Lastra (Estudiantes Río Cuarto).
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Martín Garnerone (Estudiantes Río Cuarto).
    • 45'+5': Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Estudiantes Río Cuarto 0, River Plate 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Estudiantes Río Cuarto 0, River Plate 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Estudiantes Río Cuarto. Facundo Cobos replaces Matías Valenti.
    • 47': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Juan Antonini.
    • 48': Foul by Tomás Galván (River Plate).
    • 48': Gabriel Alanís (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Gabriel Alanís (Estudiantes Río Cuarto).
    • 49': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Fausto Vera (River Plate).
    • 50': Nicolás Talpone (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Juan Antonini.
    • 55': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Facundo Cobos.
    • 55': Agustín Lastra (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
    • 57': Offside, Estudiantes Río Cuarto. Tomás González is caught offside.
    • 57': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Tomás González (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 59': VAR Decision: No Goal Estudiantes Río Cuarto 0-0 River Plate.
    • 62': Substitution, River Plate. Maximiliano Salas replaces Tomás Galván.
    • 64': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Sergio Ojeda.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Joaquin Freitas (River Plate) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ian Subiabre with a cross following a corner.
    • 65': Penalty River Plate. Sebastián Driussi draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 65': Penalty conceded by Facundo Cobos (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 66': VAR Decision: Penalty River Plate.
    • 70': Goal! Estudiantes Río Cuarto 0, River Plate 1. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 73': Corner, Estudiantes Río Cuarto. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
    • 74': Corner, Estudiantes Río Cuarto. Conceded by Marcos Acuña.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Siro Rosané (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 75': Substitution, River Plate. Matías Viña replaces Ian Subiabre.
    • 75': Substitution, River Plate. Juan Fernando Quintero replaces Joaquin Freitas.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Juan Fernando Quintero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Substitution, Estudiantes Río Cuarto. Alejandro Cabrera replaces Nicolás Talpone.
    • 77': Substitution, Estudiantes Río Cuarto. Javier Ferreira replaces Martín Garnerone.
    • 77': Substitution, Estudiantes Río Cuarto. Mateo Bajamich replaces Siro Rosané.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Facundo Cobos (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Santiago Beltrán (River Plate).
    • 80': Corner, Estudiantes Río Cuarto. Conceded by Marcos Acuña.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Tomás González (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 83': Corner, Estudiantes Río Cuarto. Conceded by Marcos Acuña.
    • 83': Offside, Estudiantes Río Cuarto. Sergio Ojeda is caught offside.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero.
    • 85': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gonzalo Maffini.
    • 86': Substitution, River Plate. Kevin Castaño replaces Sebastián Driussi.
    • 86': Substitution, River Plate. Paulo Díaz replaces Marcos Acuña.
    • 86': Alejandro Cabrera (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Kevin Castaño (River Plate).
    • 89': Substitution, Estudiantes Río Cuarto. Ramón Ábila replaces Juan Antonini.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Javier Ferreira (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Alanís.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
    • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Kevin Castaño (River Plate).
    • 90'+6': Javier Ferreira (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Alejandro Cabrera (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Maximiliano Salas (River Plate).
    • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Alanís (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+8': Corner, Estudiantes Río Cuarto. Conceded by Gonzalo Montiel.
    • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Francisco Romero (Estudiantes Río Cuarto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Alanís.
    • 90'+9': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
    • 90'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+10': Goal! Estudiantes Río Cuarto 0, River Plate 2. Maximiliano Salas (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Estudiantes Río Cuarto 0, River Plate 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Estudiantes Río Cuarto 0, River Plate 2.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 1
    57.1 Possession 42.9
    9 SHOTS 7
    3 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    2 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    338 Accurate Passes 215
    401 Passes 300
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    25 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    63 Long Balls 59
    40 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 14
    15 Tackles 18
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 8
    33 Effective Clearances 28
    33 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

    Venue: Ciudad de Río Cuarto Antonio Candini
    Location: Rio Cuarto, Argentina

    Argentine LPF Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Independiente Rivadavia 13 +10 29
    2 River Plate 13 +10 26
    3 Argentinos Juniors 13 +4 23
    4 Belgrano (Córdoba) 13 +1 22
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AAE Estudiantes de Río Cuarto (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    43 Agustín Lastra (GK)
    30 Sergio Ojeda
    2 Gonzalo Maffini
    31 Matías Valenti Yellow Card
    6 Juan Antonini
    8 Siro Rosané
    13 Francisco Romero
    19 Nicolás Talpone
    11 Martín Garnerone
    17 Gabriel Alanís
    10 Tomás González Yellow Card
    Estudiantes de Río Cuarto Substitutes:
    Alejandro Cabrera, Mateo Bajamich, Tobías Ostchega, Mauricio Tévez, Agustin Morales, Raúl Lozano, Mauro Valiente, Javier Ferreira, Renzo Bacchia, Facundo Cobos, Ramón Ábila, Ezequiel Forclaz.

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

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

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