Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

River Plate vs Argentinos Juniors, 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Clausura

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
River Plate
  • 37': Gonzalo Montiel
  • 89': Ángel Correa (P)
FT
2 - 0
Argentinos Juniors

    About

    River Plate are hosting Argentinos Juniors at Estadio Más Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Brayan Cortés (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 6': Kevin Coronel (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Aníbal Moreno (River Plate).
    • 8': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (River Plate).
    • 8': Emiliano Viveros (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Tobías Andrada (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Tomás Molina (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 10': Nicolás Otamendi (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Hernán López (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 12': Foul by Francisco Ortega (River Plate).
    • 12': Hernán López (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (River Plate) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobías Andrada.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Francisco Ortega with a cross.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Hernán López (Argentinos Juniors) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Coronel.
    • 19': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
    • 19': Nicolás Oroz (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Offside, River Plate. Gonzalo Montiel is caught offside.
    • 23': Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Foul by Kevin Coronel (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 24': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (River Plate).
    • 24': Alan Lescano (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Tomás Molina (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
    • 27': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Foul by Sebastián Prieto (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 27': Attempt missed. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 30': Foul by Francisco Ortega (River Plate).
    • 30': Hernán López (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, Argentinos Juniors. Conceded by Joaquín Freitas.
    • 31': Kevin Gutiérrez (Argentinos Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
    • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Lescano (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Joaquín Freitas (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Sebastián Prieto (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 34': Sebastián Prieto (Argentinos Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Foul by Nicolás Oroz (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 35': Offside, River Plate. Gonzalo Montiel is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 37': Goal! River Plate 1, Argentinos Juniors 0. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 40': Foul by Thiago Almada (River Plate).
    • 40': Hernán López (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Thiago Almada (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Hernán López (Argentinos Juniors) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 42': Thiago Almada (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Alan Lescano (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 43': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Sebastián Prieto.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Francisco Álvarez (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Molina.
    • 45': Offside, Argentinos Juniors. Hernán López is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Nicolás Otamendi (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Hernán López (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, River Plate 1, Argentinos Juniors 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins River Plate 1, Argentinos Juniors 0.
    • 50': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
    • 50': Sebastián Prieto (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Offside, Argentinos Juniors. Hernán López is caught offside.
    • 51': Substitution, River Plate. Giovanni González replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
    • 52': Hernán López (Argentinos Juniors) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alan Lescano.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Emiliano Viveros (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Franco Vázquez.
    • 55': Aníbal Moreno (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Kevin Gutiérrez (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 59': Foul by Tobías Andrada (River Plate).
    • 59': Kevin Gutiérrez (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, Argentinos Juniors. Facundo Jainikoski replaces Emiliano Viveros.
    • 60': Substitution, Argentinos Juniors. Gabriel Florentín replaces Kevin Gutiérrez.
    • 60': Offside, River Plate. Ángel Correa is caught offside.
    • 62': Corner, Argentinos Juniors. Conceded by Joaquín Freitas.
    • 62': Substitution, River Plate. Rafael Borré replaces Lucas Beltrán.
    • 63': Substitution, River Plate. Fausto Vera replaces Joaquín Freitas.
    • 63': Foul by Giovanni González (River Plate).
    • 63': Facundo Jainikoski (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Aníbal Moreno (River Plate).
    • 65': Tomás Molina (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Tomás Molina (Argentinos Juniors) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sebastián Prieto with a cross.
    • 66': Francisco Ortega (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Nicolás Oroz (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 66': Attempt missed. Fausto Vera (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
    • 67': Offside, Argentinos Juniors. Facundo Jainikoski is caught offside.
    • 68': Foul by Ángel Correa (River Plate).
    • 68': Francisco Álvarez (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Substitution, Argentinos Juniors. Iván Morales replaces Nicolás Oroz.
    • 75': Ángel Correa (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Iván Morales (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 76': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Sebastián Prieto.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Brayan Cortés (Argentinos Juniors). Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross.
    • 77': Offside, River Plate. Ángel Correa is caught offside.
    • 81': Offside, River Plate. Rafael Borré is caught offside.
    • 81': Corner, Argentinos Juniors. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 82': Ángel Correa (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Kevin Coronel (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 82': Kevin Coronel (Argentinos Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Substitution, Argentinos Juniors. Matías Giménez replaces Hernán López.
    • 82': Substitution, Argentinos Juniors. Diego Porcel replaces Kevin Coronel.
    • 83': Substitution, River Plate. Lautaro Rivero replaces Thiago Almada.
    • 83': Substitution, River Plate. Tomás Galván replaces Tobías Andrada.
    • 83': Foul by Fausto Vera (River Plate).
    • 83': Diego Porcel (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Lautaro Rivero (River Plate).
    • 85': Facundo Jainikoski (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Penalty River Plate. Ángel Correa draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 86': Penalty conceded by Gabriel Florentín (Argentinos Juniors) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 87': VAR Decision: Penalty River Plate.
    • 89': Goal! River Plate 2, Argentinos Juniors 0. Ángel Correa (River Plate) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Tomás Galván (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Diego Porcel (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 90'+2': Corner, Argentinos Juniors. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Tomás Molina (Argentinos Juniors) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Lescano with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Facundo Jainikoski (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 90'+4': Offside, River Plate. Ángel Correa is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Tomás Galván (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Matías Giménez (Argentinos Juniors).
    • 90'+5': Foul by Fausto Vera (River Plate).
    • 90'+5': Alan Lescano (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, River Plate 2, Argentinos Juniors 0.
    • 0': Match ends, River Plate 2, Argentinos Juniors 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 15
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 6
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 1
    58.9 Possession 41.1
    9 SHOTS 8
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    440 Accurate Passes 292
    527 Passes 367
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    15 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    76 Long Balls 51
    39 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 16
    18 Tackles 23
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 16
    12 Effective Clearances 28
    12 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

    Venue: Estadio Más Monumental
    Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Argentine LPF Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Instituto (Córdoba) 13 +10 29
    2 Boca Juniors 13 +7 24
    3 Defensa y Justicia 13 +6 24
    4 Vélez Sarsfield 12 +4 21
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    RIV River Plate (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    41 Santiago Beltrán (GK)
    30 Nicolás Otamendi
    28 Lucas Martínez Quarta
    3 Francisco Ortega
    29 Gonzalo Montiel
    10 Ángel Correa
    50 Tobías Andrada
    6 Aníbal Moreno
    18 Lucas Beltrán
    23 Thiago Almada Yellow Card
    35 Joaquin Freitas
    River Plate Substitutes:
    Giovanni González, Lautaro Pereyra, Juan Meza, Fausto Vera, Valentín Lucero, Lucas Silva, Facundo González, Lautaruo Rivero, Mauro Arambarri, Ezequiel Centuríon, Rafael Borré, Tomás Galván.

    ARGJ Argentinos Juniors (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    25 Brayan Cortés (GK)
    6 Franco Vázquez
    16 Francisco Álvarez
    20 Sebastián Prieto Yellow Card
    22 Kevin Coronel Yellow Card
    15 Facundo Gutiérrez Yellow Card
    11 Nicolás Oroz
    10 Alan Lescano
    27 Tomas Molina
    29 Emiliano Viveros
    8 Hernan Lopez
    Argentinos Juniors Substitutes:
    Iván Morales, Claudio Bravo, Santino Gianini, Facundo Carrizo, Gabriel Florentín, Diego Rodríguez, Facundo Jainikoski, Thiago Gómez, Alan Nuñez, Matías Giménez, Diego Porcel, Gastón Verón.

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