River Plate 2–2 Velez Sarsfield
River Plate
2–2HT 2–0
Velez Sarsfield
River Plate played Velez Sarsfield in the Liga Profesional Argentina on 23 August 2026 at Estadio Monumental. The match finished 2–2.
Goals and cards
- 11'A. Correa (assist by L. Martinez Quarta)
- 41'Aníbal Moreno — Yellow card
- 43'T. Silvero (OG)
- 61'D. Valdes (assist by M. Pellegrini)
- 74'Elías Gómez — Yellow card
- 79'M. Lanzini (assist by E. Gomez)
- 80'Lucas Martínez Quarta — Yellow card
Line-ups
River Plate 4-2-3-1
- S. Beltran
- G. Gonzalez
- L. Martinez Quarta
- N. Otamendi
- F. Ortega
- A. Moreno
- T. Andrada
- J. Freitas
- A. Correa
- T. Almada
- L. Beltran
- SUBSTITUTES
- E. Centurion
- M. Acuna
- G. Montiel
- L. Rivero
- M. Arambarri
- J. Meza
- Fausto Vera
- T. Galvan
- L. Pereyra
- L. Silva
- S. Driussi
- R. Borre
- COACHES: Eduardo Coudet
Velez Sarsfield 4-2-3-1
- T. Marchiori
- J. Garcia
- T. Silvero
- L. Magallan
- E. Gomez
- L. Robertone
- R. Aliendro
- M. Pellegrini
- M. Lanzini
- S. Escobar
- T. Aguirre
- SUBSTITUTES
- F. Sanguinetti
- E. Mammana
- L. Cristaldo
- A. Pereyra
- D. Valdes
- C. Baeza
- L. Feler
- A. Veron
- M. Arias
- D. Godoy
- J. Policella
- L. Piola
- COACHES: Guilermo Barros Schelotto
Match statistics
| River Plate | Velez Sarsfield | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 7 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 13 | Total shots | 11 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 7 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Corners | 5 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 57% | Possession | 43% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 567 | Total passes | 427 |
| 470 | Accurate passes | 329 |
| 83% | Pass accuracy | 77% |
| 0.55 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.96 |
| -1.57 | goals_prevented | -1.57 |