Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 River Plate: Final score, stats and lineups
Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol · Torneo Apertura
Vélez Sarsfield
4-2-0
- Manuel Lanzini 6'
1-0
FT
River Plate
9-2-5
Key events
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Manuel LanziniAssist: Matías Pellegrini6'
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18'
Paulo DíazFoul on Tobías Andrada.
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27'
Joaquin FreitasOff: Juan Fernando Quintero
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Álex VerónOff: Matías Pellegrini34'
- Halftime 45'+3'
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45'
Santiago BeltránOff: Franco Armani
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45'
Kendry PáezOff: Tomás Galván
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52'
Matías ViñaHandball.
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Florián MonzónFoul on Matías Viña.64'
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Braian RomeroOff: Florián Monzón64'
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Rodrigo AliendroOff: Lucas Robertone65'
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66'
Giuliano GaloppoOff: Fausto Vera
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70'
Ian SubiabreOff: Kendry Páez
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Imanol MachucaOff: Manuel Lanzini77'
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87'
Gonzalo Montiel
- End Regular Time 90'+5'
Team stats
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5Corner Kicks7
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36.9Possession63.1
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9SHOTS12
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4ON GOAL5
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3Blocked Shots2
Match info
- Competition
- Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
- Round
- Torneo Apertura
- Kickoff
- Sunday, February 22, 2026, 5:15 PM ET
- Venue
- José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Series
- RIV leads series 2-1-2
Team stats
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9Fouls14
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1Yellow Cards3
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0Red Cards0
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2Offsides1
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5Corner Kicks7
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5Saves3
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36.9Possession63.1
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9SHOTS12
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4ON GOAL5
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0.4On Target %0.4
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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198Accurate Passes448
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327Passes569
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0.6Pass Completion %0.8
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1Accurate Crosses3
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14Crosses15
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0.1Cross %0.2
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74Long Balls66
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22Accurate Long Balls29
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0.3Long Balls %0.4
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3Blocked Shots2
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22Effective Tackles11
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25Tackles21
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0.9Tackle %0.5
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12Interceptions12
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22Effective Clearances21
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22Clearances21
Lineups
Vélez Sarsfield4-2-3-1- 12Álvaro MonteroG
- 4Joaquín GarcíaRB
- 3Elias GomezLB
- 8Lucas Robertone↓LM
- 2Emanuel MammanaCD-R
- 16Lisandro MagallánCD-L
- 50Tobías AndradaAM-R
- 5Claudio BaezaRM
- 23Florián Monzón↓F
- 22Manuel Lanzini↓AM
- 11Matías Pellegrini↓AM-L
- 1Tomás Marchiori
- 32Thiago Silvero
- 49Demian Domínguez
- 48Luca Feler
- 35Matías Arias
- 7Imanol Machuca↑
- 6Aarón Quirós
- 14Rodrigo Piñeiro
- 15Dilan Godoy
- 9Braian Romero↑
- 29Rodrigo Aliendro↑
- 17Álex Verón↑
River Plate4-3-1-2- 1Franco Armani↓G
- 29Gonzalo MontielRB
- 18Matías ViñaLB
- 6Aníbal MorenoCM
- 28Lucas Martínez QuartaCD-R
- 17Paulo DíazCD-L
- 15Fausto Vera↓RM
- 10Juan Fernando Quintero↓AM
- 9Sebastián DriussiCF-R
- 11Facundo ColidioM
- 26Tomás Galván↓LM
- 31Facundo González
- 38Ian Subiabre↑
- 39Santiago Lencina
- 13Lautaruo Rivero
- 32Agustín Ruberto
- 36Ulises Giménez
- 22Kevin Castaño
- 35Joaquin Freitas↑
- 41Santiago Beltrán↑
- 34Giuliano Galoppo↑
- 7Maximiliano Salas
- 19Kendry Páez↓↑
Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario Central | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +12 | 31 |
| 2 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +8 | 31 |
| 3 | Gimnasia La Plata | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +4 | 28 |
| 4 | River Plate | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | +5 | 23 |
| 5 | Belgrano (Córdoba) | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 23 |
| 6 | Barracas Central | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 23 |
| 7 | Independiente Rivadavia | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 22 |
| 8 | Sarmiento (Junín) | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Huracán | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 19 |
| 10 | Atlético Tucumán | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Tigre | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Racing Club | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | Banfield | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Aldosivi | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 15 | Estudiantes de Río Cuarto | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 9 |
Last five games
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