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River Plate 2-0 Argentinos Juniors · Liga Profesional de Fútbol

River Plate beat Argentinos Juniors 2-0 in Liga Profesional de Fútbol. Goals: G. Montiel 37', Á. Correa 89'. Expected goals (xG): River Plate 0.2, Argentinos Juniors 0.7. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

River Plate and Argentinos Juniors met in Liga Profesional de Fútbol at Estadio Mâs Monumental in Buenos Aires on Sunday, 16 August 2026.

Goalscorers

River Plate: G. Montiel 37'; Á. Correa 89'. Argentinos Juniors did not score.

How the match went

Argentinos Juniors saw more of the ball, 59% of it. River Plate had 8 shots with 3 on target, Argentinos Juniors 9 with 1 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 2 to River Plate and 4 to Argentinos Juniors. River Plate conceded 15 fouls, Argentinos Juniors 15. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for River Plate, 3 for Argentinos Juniors).

Line-ups

River Plate started in a 4-2-3-1: Santiago Beltrán, Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Nicolás Otamendi, Francisco Ortega, Aníbal Moreno, Tobías Andrada, Joaquín Freitas, Ángel Correa, Thiago Almada, Lucas Beltrán.

Argentinos Juniors started in a 4-3-3: Brayan Cortés, Kevin Coronel, Francisco Álvarez, Franco Vázquez, Sebastián Prieto, Alan Lescano, Kevin Gutiérrez, Nicolas Oroz, Hernán López Muñoz, Tomás Molina, Emiliano Viveros.

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Minute by minute

  1. 37'Goal! River Plate 1-0 Argentinos Juniors. G. Montiel (River Plate) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. River Plate 1-0 Argentinos Juniors.
  3. 87'VAR: no penalty for River Plate.
  4. 89'Goal! River Plate 2-0 Argentinos Juniors. Á. Correa (River Plate) converts the penalty.
  5. 90'Full-time. River Plate 2-0 Argentinos Juniors.
Full commentary (55 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: River Plate vs Argentinos Juniors.
  2. 14'Attempt blocked. T. Almada (River Plate), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  3. 15'Attempt missed. L. Beltrán (River Plate), header. xG 0.04.
  4. 18'Attempt missed. H. López Muñoz (Argentinos Juniors), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  5. 22'Offside, River Plate.
  6. 26'Attempt missed. T. Molina (Argentinos Juniors), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  7. 28'Attempt missed. L. Martinez Quarta (River Plate), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  8. 30'Corner, Argentinos Juniors.
  9. 31'Yellow card for K. Gutiérrez (Argentinos Juniors) for argument.
  10. 34'Yellow card for S. Prieto (Argentinos Juniors) for foul.
  11. 36'Offside, River Plate.
  12. 37'Goal! River Plate 1-0 Argentinos Juniors. G. Montiel (River Plate) scores.
  13. 37'Attempt blocked. T. Almada (River Plate), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  14. 40'Yellow card for T. Almada (River Plate) for foul.
  15. 41'Attempt blocked. H. López Muñoz (Argentinos Juniors), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  16. 43'Corner, River Plate.
  17. 45'Offside, Argentinos Juniors.
  18. 45'Attempt blocked. F. Álvarez (Argentinos Juniors), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  19. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  20. 45'Half-time. River Plate 1-0 Argentinos Juniors.
  21. 46'The second half is under way.
  22. 50'Offside, Argentinos Juniors.
  23. 51'Offside, Argentinos Juniors.
  24. 51'Substitution, River Plate: G. González comes on for G. Montiel.
  25. 52'Off the woodwork! H. López Muñoz (Argentinos Juniors), left-footed shot. xG 0.47.
  26. 54'Attempt missed. E. Viveros (Argentinos Juniors), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  27. 60'Substitution, Argentinos Juniors: G. Florentín comes on for K. Gutiérrez.
  28. 60'Substitution, Argentinos Juniors: F. Jainikoski comes on for E. Viveros.
  29. 61'Offside, River Plate.
  30. 62'Corner, Argentinos Juniors.
  31. 62'Substitution, River Plate: R. Borré comes on for L. Beltrán.
  32. 63'Substitution, River Plate: F. Vera comes on for J. Freitas.
  33. 66'Attempt missed. F. Vera (River Plate), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  34. 66'Attempt missed. T. Molina (Argentinos Juniors), header. xG 0.02.
  35. 67'Offside, Argentinos Juniors.
  36. 67'Offside, Argentinos Juniors.
  37. 69'Substitution, Argentinos Juniors: I. Morales comes on for N. Oroz.
  38. 76'Corner, River Plate.
  39. 77'Attempt saved. N. Otamendi (River Plate), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  40. 77'Offside, River Plate.
  41. 81'Offside, River Plate.
  42. 81'Corner, Argentinos Juniors.
  43. 82'Yellow card for K. Coronel (Argentinos Juniors) for foul.
  44. 82'Substitution, Argentinos Juniors: D. Porcel comes on for K. Coronel.
  45. 82'Substitution, Argentinos Juniors: M. Giménez Rojas comes on for H. López Muñoz.
  46. 83'Substitution, River Plate: T. Galván comes on for T. Andrada.
  47. 83'Substitution, River Plate: L. Rivero comes on for T. Almada.
  48. 87'VAR: no penalty for River Plate.
  49. 89'Goal! River Plate 2-0 Argentinos Juniors. Á. Correa (River Plate) converts the penalty.
  50. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  51. 90+2'Corner, Argentinos Juniors.
  52. 90+3'Attempt missed. F. Jainikoski (Argentinos Juniors), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  53. 90+3'Attempt missed. T. Molina (Argentinos Juniors), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  54. 90+4'Offside, River Plate.
  55. 90'Full-time. River Plate 2-0 Argentinos Juniors.
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