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Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 River Plate · Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Vélez Sarsfield beat River Plate 1-0 in the Liga Profesional de Fútbol. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Vélez Sarsfield fixtures and results · River Plate fixtures and results · Liga Profesional de Fútbol table

Match report

Vélez Sarsfield and River Plate met in the Liga Profesional de Fútbol at Jose Amalfitani in Buenos Aires on Sunday, 22 February 2026.

Goalscorers

Vélez Sarsfield: M. Lanzini 6'. River Plate did not score.

How the match went

River Plate saw more of the ball, 63% of it. Vélez Sarsfield had 9 shots with 4 on target, River Plate 12 with 5 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 5 to Vélez Sarsfield and 7 to River Plate. Vélez Sarsfield conceded 9 fouls, River Plate 14. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Vélez Sarsfield, 3 for River Plate).

Line-ups

Vélez Sarsfield started in a 4-2-3-1: Álvaro Montero, Joaquín García, Emanuel Mammana, Lisandro Magallán, Elías Gómez, Claudio Baeza, Lucas Robertone, Tobías Andrada, Manuel Lanzini, Matías Pellegrini, Florián Monzón.

River Plate started in a 4-3-1-2: Franco Armani, Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Paulo Díaz, Matías Viña, Fausto Vera, Aníbal Moreno, Tomás Galván, Juan Fernando Quintero, Sebastián Driussi, Facundo Colidio.

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Minute by minute

  1. 6'Goal! Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 River Plate. M. Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield) scores, assisted by M. Pellegrini.
  2. 45'Half-time. Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 River Plate.
  3. 90'Full-time. Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 River Plate.
Full commentary (41 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Vélez Sarsfield vs River Plate.
  2. 0'Yellow card for G. Schelotto (Vélez Sarsfield) for argument.
  3. 5'Attempt missed. F. Vera (River Plate), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 6'Goal! Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 River Plate. M. Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield) scores, assisted by M. Pellegrini.
  5. 15'Attempt saved. J. García (Vélez Sarsfield), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  6. 18'Yellow card for P. Díaz (River Plate) for foul.
  7. 22'Attempt blocked. C. Baeza (Vélez Sarsfield), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 23'Attempt blocked. M. Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  9. 23'Attempt saved. F. Monzón (Vélez Sarsfield), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  10. 27'Substitution, River Plate: J. Freitas comes on for J. Quintero.
  11. 30'Attempt saved. F. Colidio (River Plate), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  12. 34'Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield: Á. Verón comes on for M. Pellegrini.
  13. 37'Attempt missed. M. Viña (River Plate), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  14. 37'Attempt blocked. T. Galván (River Plate), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  15. 42'Attempt saved. F. Colidio (River Plate), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  16. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  17. 45+2'Attempt missed. L. Robertone (Vélez Sarsfield), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  18. 45'Half-time. Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 River Plate.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 46'Substitution, River Plate: K. Páez comes on for T. Galván.
  21. 46'Substitution, River Plate: S. Beltrán comes on for F. Armani.
  22. 52'Yellow card for M. Viña (River Plate) for handball.
  23. 53'Attempt saved. K. Páez (River Plate), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  24. 60'Attempt blocked. F. Vera (River Plate), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  25. 63'Attempt missed. M. Lanzini (Vélez Sarsfield), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  26. 64'Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield: B. Romero comes on for F. Monzón.
  27. 64'Yellow card for F. Monzón (Vélez Sarsfield) for foul.
  28. 65'Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield: R. Aliendro comes on for L. Robertone.
  29. 66'Substitution, River Plate: G. Galoppo comes on for F. Vera.
  30. 68'Attempt missed. G. Montiel (River Plate), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  31. 70'Substitution, River Plate: I. Subiabre comes on for K. Páez.
  32. 76'Attempt saved. I. Subiabre (River Plate), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
  33. 77'Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield: I. Machuca comes on for M. Lanzini.
  34. 78'Attempt blocked. J. García (Vélez Sarsfield), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  35. 78'Attempt saved. B. Romero (Vélez Sarsfield), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.23.
  36. 79'Attempt missed. G. Galoppo (River Plate), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
  37. 79'Attempt saved. F. Colidio (River Plate), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  38. 79'Attempt missed. M. Viña (River Plate), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  39. 87'Yellow card for G. Montiel (River Plate) for argument.
  40. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  41. 90'Full-time. Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 River Plate.
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