Velez Sarsfield 1–1 Defensa Y Justicia
Velez Sarsfield
1–1HT 1–0
Defensa Y Justicia
Velez Sarsfield played Defensa Y Justicia in the Liga Profesional Argentina on 17 August 2026 at Jose Amalfitani. The match finished 1–1.
Goals and cards
- 4'M. Lanzini (assist by M. Pellegrini)
- 25'Ayrton Portillo — Yellow card
- 30'Thiago Silvero — Yellow card
- 35'Matías Pellegrini — Yellow card
- 47'Santiago Sosa — Yellow card
- 50'David Martínez — Yellow card
- 79'L. Fernandez (assist by J. Gutierrez)
- 83'Joaquín García — Yellow card
- 90'Manuel Lanzini — Yellow card
Line-ups
Velez Sarsfield 4-2-3-1
- T. Marchiori
- J. Garcia
- T. Silvero
- L. Magallan
- E. Gomez
- R. Aliendro
- L. Robertone
- M. Pellegrini
- M. Lanzini
- A. Veron
- D. Godoy
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Cortez
- E. Mammana
- L. Cristaldo
- S. Escobar
- A. Pereyra
- C. Baeza
- L. Feler
- T. Villalba
- T. Aguirre
- J. Policella
- L. Piola
- COACHES: Guilermo Barros Schelotto
Defensa Y Justicia 4-2-3-1
- M. Borgogno
- A. Portillo
- D. Fernandez
- D. Martinez
- F. Roman
- S. Sosa
- C. Perez
- D. Blanco
- D. Barbona
- J. Gutierrez
- L. Fernandez
- SUBSTITUTES
- L. Amade
- S. Lucero
- E. Burdin
- D. Dominguez
- V. Loza
- M. Porcel
- J. Lucco
- T. Martinez
- M. J. Cabrera
- F. Altamira
- R. Gagliardi
- T. Perez
- COACHES: Mariano Soso
Match statistics
| Velez Sarsfield | Defensa Y Justicia | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 10 | Total shots | 20 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 7 |
| 4 | Shots inside box | 11 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 9 |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 6 | Corners | 9 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 54% | Possession | 46% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 414 | Total passes | 357 |
| 294 | Accurate passes | 243 |
| 71% | Pass accuracy | 68% |
| 0.85 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.29 |
| 0.78 | goals_prevented | 0.78 |