Vélez Sarsfield 1-1 Defensa y Justicia · Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Vélez Sarsfield drew 1-1 with Defensa y Justicia in the Liga Profesional de Fútbol. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Vélez Sarsfield and Defensa y Justicia met in the Liga Profesional de Fútbol at Jose Amalfitani in Buenos Aires on Monday, 17 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Vélez Sarsfield: M. Lanzini 4'. Defensa y Justicia: L. Fernández 79'.
How the match went
Vélez Sarsfield saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Vélez Sarsfield had 10 shots with 3 on target, Defensa y Justicia 20 with 6 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 6 to Vélez Sarsfield and 9 to Defensa y Justicia. Vélez Sarsfield conceded 15 fouls, Defensa y Justicia 19. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (4 for Vélez Sarsfield, 3 for Defensa y Justicia).
Line-ups
Vélez Sarsfield started in a 4-2-3-1: Tomás Marchiori, Joaquín García, Thiago Silvero, Lisandro Magallán, Elías Gómez, Rodrigo Aliendro, Lucas Robertone, Matías Pellegrini, Manuel Lanzini, Alex Verón, Dilan Godoy.
Defensa y Justicia started in a 4-2-3-1: Matías Borgogno, Ayrton Portillo, Damián Fernández, David Martínez, Fernando Román, Santiago Sosa, César Pérez, Domingo Blanco, David Barbona, Juan Manuel Gutiérrez, Leandro Fernández.
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Minute by minute
- 4'Goal! Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 Defensa y Justicia. M. Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield) scores, assisted by M. Pellegrini.
- 45'Half-time. Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 Defensa y Justicia.
- 79'Goal! Vélez Sarsfield 1-1 Defensa y Justicia. L. Fernández (Defensa y Justicia) scores, assisted by J. M. Gutiérrez.
- 90'Full-time. Vélez Sarsfield 1-1 Defensa y Justicia.
Full commentary (71 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Vélez Sarsfield vs Defensa y Justicia.
- 4'Goal! Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 Defensa y Justicia. M. Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield) scores, assisted by M. Pellegrini.
- 6'Offside, Defensa y Justicia.
- 7'Offside, Defensa y Justicia.
- 8'Attempt missed. R. Aliendro (Vélez Sarsfield), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 9'Attempt missed. D. Godoy (Vélez Sarsfield), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 13'Corner, Defensa y Justicia.
- 14'Corner, Defensa y Justicia.
- 14'Attempt missed. F. Román (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.24.
- 14'Attempt missed. S. Sosa (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 16'Corner, Vélez Sarsfield.
- 24'Attempt saved. J. M. Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 24'Corner, Defensa y Justicia.
- 25'Yellow card for A. Portillo (Defensa y Justicia) for foul.
- 26'Attempt missed. T. Silvero (Vélez Sarsfield), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 28'Corner, Defensa y Justicia.
- 28'Attempt missed. D. Martínez (Defensa y Justicia), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 29'Corner, Vélez Sarsfield.
- 30'Attempt missed. C. Pérez (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 30'Yellow card for T. Silvero (Vélez Sarsfield) for foul.
- 32'Corner, Defensa y Justicia.
- 32'Attempt saved. D. Barbona (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 33'Offside, Defensa y Justicia.
- 35'Yellow card for M. Pellegrini (Vélez Sarsfield) for foul.
- 38'Corner, Vélez Sarsfield.
- 39'Attempt saved. T. Silvero (Vélez Sarsfield), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 41'Corner, Defensa y Justicia.
- 43'Attempt blocked. L. Fernández (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. L. Robertone (Vélez Sarsfield), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 45+3'Corner, Defensa y Justicia.
- 45+3'Attempt blocked. J. M. Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'Half-time. Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 Defensa y Justicia.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Attempt saved. A. Portillo (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 47'Yellow card for S. Sosa (Defensa y Justicia) for foul.
- 50'Yellow card for D. Martínez (Defensa y Justicia) for foul.
- 56'Substitution, Defensa y Justicia: V. Loza comes on for A. Portillo.
- 56'Substitution, Defensa y Justicia: J. Lucco comes on for D. Blanco.
- 58'Attempt saved. Á. Verón (Vélez Sarsfield), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 58'Corner, Vélez Sarsfield.
- 59'Attempt saved. V. Loza (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 61'Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield: C. Baeza comes on for Á. Verón.
- 61'Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield: T. Aguirre comes on for D. Godoy.
- 63'Attempt missed. L. Fernández (Defensa y Justicia), header. xG 0.26.
- 64'Attempt missed. C. Pérez (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.09.
- 68'Attempt saved. F. Román (Defensa y Justicia), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 69'Substitution, Defensa y Justicia: D. Domínguez comes on for F. Román.
- 76'Attempt missed. D. Barbona (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 77'Corner, Defensa y Justicia.
- 77'Attempt blocked. C. Pérez (Defensa y Justicia), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 77'Corner, Defensa y Justicia.
- 78'Attempt blocked. D. Domínguez (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 78'Attempt blocked. D. Domínguez (Defensa y Justicia), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 78'Attempt blocked. C. Pérez (Defensa y Justicia), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 79'Goal! Vélez Sarsfield 1-1 Defensa y Justicia. L. Fernández (Defensa y Justicia) scores, assisted by J. M. Gutiérrez.
- 80'Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield: L. Feler comes on for L. Robertone.
- 81'Attempt missed. M. Pellegrini (Vélez Sarsfield), left-footed shot. xG 0.34.
- 83'Yellow card for J. García (Vélez Sarsfield) for foul.
- 84'Attempt blocked. L. Fernández (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 85'Corner, Vélez Sarsfield.
- 87'Attempt blocked. L. Feler (Vélez Sarsfield), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 88'Substitution, Defensa y Justicia: T. Pérez comes on for L. Fernández.
- 88'Substitution, Defensa y Justicia: M. Porcel comes on for D. Barbona.
- 89'Corner, Vélez Sarsfield.
- 90'Yellow card for M. Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield) for foul.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. M. Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90+2'Corner, Vélez Sarsfield.
- 90+4'Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield: J. C. Policella comes on for M. Lanzini.
- 90'Full-time. Vélez Sarsfield 1-1 Defensa y Justicia.