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River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield 2-2
- A. Correa11'
- T. Silvero (OG)43'
- D. Valdes61'
- M. Lanzini79'
- Kick-off
- Sun, 23 Aug 2026 · 22:15 (UTC)
- Referee
- Dario Herrera, Argentina
Match timeline
- 90+4’Substitution
Velez SarsfieldL. Feler ONR. Aliendro OFF - 87’SubstitutionVelez SarsfieldA. Veron ONM. Lanzini OFF
- 84’Substitution
River PlateL. Pereyra ONJ. Freitas OFF - 84’SubstitutionRiver PlateS. Driussi ONL. Beltran OFF
- 80’Yellow cardRiver PlateL. Martinez Quarta
- 79’Goal!Velez SarsfieldM. LanziniAssist: E. Gomez1 – 3
- 74’Yellow cardVelez SarsfieldE. Gomez
- 70’SubstitutionRiver PlateR. Borre ONA. Correa OFF
Show 6 earlier events
- 61’Goal!Velez SarsfieldD. ValdesAssist: M. Pellegrini1 – 2
- 58’SubstitutionVelez SarsfieldD. Valdes ONS. Escobar OFF
- 58’SubstitutionVelez SarsfieldD. Godoy ONT. Aguirre OFF
- 43’Own goalRiver PlateT. Silvero1 – 1
- 41’Yellow cardRiver PlateA. Moreno
- 11’Goal!River PlateA. CorreaAssist: L. Martinez Quarta1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
River PlateVelez Sarsfield- 57%Possession43%
- 12Shots11
- 0.53xG0.76
- 3Shots on Target4
- 3Corners4
- 84%Pass Accuracy79%
- 4Offsides0
- 2Saves2
- 530Passes400
- 12Fouls10
- 2Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
River Plate4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 41Beltrán
- 20González
- 28Quarta
- 30Otamendi
- 3Ortega
- 6Moreno
- 50Andrada
- 35Freitas
- 10Correa
- 23Almada
- 18Beltrán
Substitutions
- 70’↑19 Rafael Borré↓10 Ángel Correa
- 84’↑25 Lautaro Pereyra↓35 Joaquín Freitas
- 84’↑9 Sebastián Driussi↓18 Lucas Beltrán
Unused substitutes 33 Ezequiel Centurión, 29 Gonzalo Montiel, 13 Lautaro Rivero, 21 Marcos Acuña, 8 Mauro Arambarri, 15 Fausto Vera, 26 Tomás Galván, 44 Lucas Silva, 24 Juan Cruz Meza
Coach Eduardo Coudet
Velez Sarsfield4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Marchiori
- 4García
- 32Silvero
- 16Magallán
- 3Gómez
- 8Robertone
- 29Aliendro
- 11Pellegrini
- 22Lanzini
- 18Escobar
- 39Aguirre
Substitutions
- 58’↑10 Diego Valdés↓18 Simon Escobar
- 58’↑15 Dilan Godoy↓39 Thiago Aguirre
- 87’↑17 Alex Verón↓22 Manuel Lanzini
- 90+4’↑48 Luca Feler↓29 Rodrigo Aliendro
Unused substitutes 23 Facundo Sanguinetti, 47 Alexis Pereyra, 19 Leo Cristaldo, 2 Emanuel Mammana, 35 Matias Arias, 5 Claudio Baeza, 30 Lautaro Piola, 37 Juan Cruz Policella
Coach Guilermo Barros Schelotto
Match facts
- Competition
- Liga Profesional - Argentina
- Date
- Sun, 23 Aug 2026
- Kick-off
- 22:15 (UTC)
- Referee
- Dario Herrera, Argentina
- River Plate coach
- Eduardo Coudet
- Velez Sarsfield coach
- Guilermo Barros Schelotto
League table
Liga Profesional - Argentina · Apertura - Group A
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Estudiantes L.P. | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | +12 | 31 |
| 2 |  Boca Juniors | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | +13 | 30 |
| 3 |  Velez Sarsfield | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | +6 | 28 |
| 4 |  Talleres Cordoba | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +4 | 26 |
| 5 |  Independiente | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | +4 | 24 |
| 6 |  Lanus | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | +3 | 24 |
| 7 |  San Lorenzo | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 |  Union Santa Fe | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | +4 | 21 |
| 9 |  Instituto Cordoba | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 |  Defensa Y Justicia | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 |  Gimnasia M. | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 19 |
| 12 |  Platense | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 |  Central Cordoba de Santiago | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 16 |
| 14 |  Newells Old Boys | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -12 | 15 |
| 15 |  Deportivo Riestra | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -7 | 11 |
Match related news
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
River Plate- W-D-L
- 1-1-3
- Scored / match
- 0.4
- Conceded / match
- 0.6
Velez Sarsfield- W-D-L
- 3-2-0
- Scored / match
- 1.4
- Conceded / match
- 0.6
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What happened
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River Plate and Velez Sarsfield drew 2-2 in the Liga Profesional - Argentina.
A. Correa 11' scored for River Plate, T. Silvero (og) 43', D. Valdes 61' and M. Lanzini 79' for Velez Sarsfield.
River Plate had 57% of the ball to Velez Sarsfield's 43%; the sides had 12 and 11 shots (3 and 4 on target).
The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.
Match record
- Competition
- Liga Profesional - Argentina
- Kick-off
- Match ID
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14 events
- 11’Goal!River PlateA. CorreaAssist: L. Martinez Quarta1 – 0
- 41’Yellow cardRiver PlateA. Moreno
- 43’Own goalRiver PlateT. Silvero1 – 1
- 58’SubstitutionVelez SarsfieldD. Valdes ONS. Escobar OFF
- 58’SubstitutionVelez SarsfieldD. Godoy ONT. Aguirre OFF
- 61’Goal!Velez SarsfieldD. ValdesAssist: M. Pellegrini1 – 2
- 70’SubstitutionRiver PlateR. Borre ONA. Correa OFF
- 74’Yellow cardVelez SarsfieldE. Gomez
- 79’Goal!Velez SarsfieldM. LanziniAssist: E. Gomez1 – 3
- 80’Yellow cardRiver PlateL. Martinez Quarta
- 84’SubstitutionRiver PlateL. Pereyra ONJ. Freitas OFF
- 84’SubstitutionRiver PlateS. Driussi ONL. Beltran OFF
- 87’SubstitutionVelez SarsfieldA. Veron ONM. Lanzini OFF
- 90+4’SubstitutionVelez SarsfieldL. Feler ONR. Aliendro OFF