Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield ✓ Winner
1–0Match Finished
HT 1–0
River PlateRiver Plate

Match Summary

In a tightly contested match at the Jose Amalfitani Stadium, Velez Sarsfield edged out River Plate 1-0 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. The home side showcased solid defense and effective counter-attacks throughout the game. Despite River Plate's attempts to find an equalizer, Velez held firm, marking an important victory in front of their fans. This match, played on February 22, 2026, further highlighted the competitive nature of Argentine football.

Match Events

  • 6'M. Lanzini (M. Pellegrini) Velez Sarsfield
  • 18'Paulo Díaz Foul River Plate
  • 27'J. Quintero (J. Freitas) River Plate
  • 34'M. Pellegrini (A. Veron) Velez Sarsfield
  • 46'F. Armani (S. Beltran) River Plate
  • 46'T. Galvan (K. Paez) River Plate
  • 52'Matías Viña Handball River Plate
  • 64'Florián Monzón Foul Velez Sarsfield
  • 64'F. Monzon (B. Romero) Velez Sarsfield
  • 65'L. Robertone (R. Aliendro) Velez Sarsfield
  • 66'Fausto Vera (Giuliano Galoppo) River Plate
  • 70'Substitution 5 (I. Subiabre) River Plate
  • 77'M. Lanzini (I. Machuca) Velez Sarsfield
  • 87'Gonzalo Montiel Argument River Plate

Statistics

Velez SarsfieldRiver Plate
4Shots on Goal5
2Shots off Goal5
9Total Shots12
3Blocked Shots2
3Shots insidebox8
6Shots outsidebox4
9Fouls14
5Corner Kicks7
2Offsides1
37%Ball Possession63%
1Yellow Cards3
Red Cards
5Goalkeeper Saves3
321Total passes567
196Passes accurate444
61%Passes %78%
expected_goals
goals_prevented

Lineups

Velez Sarsfield 4-2-3-1

  1. 12 A. Montero G
  2. 4 J. Garcia D
  3. 2 E. Mammana D
  4. 16 L. Magallan D
  5. 3 E. Gomez D
  6. 5 C. Baeza M
  7. 8 L. Robertone M
  8. 50 T. Andrada M
  9. 22 M. Lanzini M
  10. 11 M. Pellegrini M
  11. 23 F. Monzon F

Substitutes

Guilermo Barros Schelotto Coach: Guilermo Barros Schelotto

River Plate 4-3-1-2

  1. 1 F. Armani G
  2. 29 G. Montiel D
  3. 28 L. Martinez Quarta D
  4. 17 P. Diaz D
  5. 18 M. Vina D
  6. 15 Fausto Vera M
  7. 6 A. Moreno M
  8. 26 T. Galvan M
  9. 10 J. Quintero M
  10. 9 S. Driussi F
  11. 11 F. Colidio F

Substitutes

Eduardo Coudet Coach: Eduardo Coudet

Player Stats

Top Rated: Claudio Baeza (highest match rating)

Velez Sarsfield

PlayerPosMinGARating
Álvaro MonteroG90'—07.2
Joaquín GarcíaD90'—07.5
Emanuel MammanaD90'—07.2
Lisandro MagallánD90'—06.9
Elías GómezD90'—07.3
Claudio Baeza ★ Top RatedM90'—07.7
Lucas RobertoneM65'—06.5
Tobías AndradaM90'—07.2
Manuel LanziniM77'107.6
Matías PellegriniM34'—16.9
Florián MonzónF64'—06.6
Alex Verón subF56'—06.7
Braian Romero subF26'—07
Rodrigo Aliendro subM25'—06.9
Imanol Machuca subF13'—06.7
Tomás Marchiori subG————
Aarón Quirós subD————
Thiago Silvero subD————
Demian Dominguez subD————
Luca Feler subM————
Matias Arias subF————
Rodrigo Piñeiro subF————
Dilan Godoy subF————
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
Álvaro Montero—26/–/8%—1/2——0/0
Joaquín García1/129/1/16%57/91/11/10/0
Emanuel Mammana—37/–/23%—1/1—1/–0/0
Lisandro Magallán—26/–/16%22/3——0/0
Elías Gómez—24/–/16%24/7—1/–0/0
Claudio Baeza—38/1/29%610/141/12/10/0
Lucas Robertone–/127/–/16%15/14—1/20/0
Tobías Andrada—32/–/24%210/203/55/20/0
Manuel Lanzini1/231/–/21%23/61/2—0/0
Matías Pellegrini—11/1/8%—1/1——0/0
Florián Monzón1/114/–/7%27/13–/3–/11/0
Alex Verón—8/1/4%11/2——0/0
Braian Romero1/15/–/1%—3/7—1/–0/0
Rodrigo Aliendro—7/–/4%45/9—–/20/0
Imanol Machuca—6/1/3%—1/4–/11/–0/0
Tomás Marchiori——————0/0
Aarón Quirós——————0/0
Thiago Silvero——————0/0
Demian Dominguez——————0/0
Luca Feler——————0/0
Matias Arias——————0/0
Rodrigo Piñeiro——————0/0
Dilan Godoy——————0/0

River Plate

PlayerPosMinGARating
Franco ArmaniG45'—06.6
Gonzalo MontielD90'—06.9
Lucas Martínez QuartaD90'—07.2
Paulo DíazD90'—06.9
Matías ViñaD90'—06.2
Fausto VeraM66'—06.9
Aníbal MorenoM90'—07
Tomás GalvánM45'—06.3
Juan Fernando QuinteroM27'—06.5
Sebastián DriussiF90'—06.3
Facundo ColidioF90'—05.6
Joaquin Freitas subF63'—06
Santiago Beltrán subG45'—07.3
Kendry Páez subM25'—06.3
Giuliano Galoppo subM24'—06.3
Ian Subiabre subF20'—06.9
Facundo González subD————
Lautaro Rivero subD————
Ulises Giménez subD————
Santiago Lencina subM————
Kevin Castaño subM————
Maximiliano Salas subF————
Agustín Ruberto subF————
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
Franco Armani—15/–/11%————0/0
Gonzalo Montiel–/155/–/42%35/9–/1–/21/0
Lucas Martínez Quarta—69/–/62%23/5–/1—0/0
Paulo Díaz—71/1/60%15/9—–/11/0
Matías Viña–/266/3/41%—6/91/12/11/0
Fausto Vera–/131/–/29%35/6—1/–0/0
Aníbal Moreno—67/–/58%47/142/31/30/0
Tomás Galván—26/1/23%13/61/11/10/0
Juan Fernando Quintero—15/–/14%—–/1——0/0
Sebastián Driussi—45/1/31%26/152/32/10/0
Facundo Colidio3/341/1/29%—2/141/41/30/0
Joaquin Freitas—20/2/11%12/101/1–/20/0
Santiago Beltrán—10/–/7%————0/0
Kendry Páez1/112/–/8%23/41/1—0/0
Giuliano Galoppo–/113/–/11%—–/1——0/0
Ian Subiabre1/111/1/7%—3/52/41/–0/0
Facundo González——————0/0
Lautaro Rivero——————0/0
Ulises Giménez——————0/0
Santiago Lencina——————0/0
Kevin Castaño——————0/0
Maximiliano Salas——————0/0
Agustín Ruberto——————0/0

Match Info

Competition
Liga Profesional Argentina
Round
Apertura - 6
Venue
Jose Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Referee
Dario Herrera, Argentina