Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate

Liga Profesional Argentina - Apertura 22 Feb 2026, 22:15
Velez Sarsfield
Velez Sarsfield
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
River Plate
River Plate
👤 D. Herrera Round 6

Match report

Velez Sarsfield edged past River Plate 1-0 in the Liga Profesional Argentina - Apertura on 22 February 2026.

River Plate had 12 shots to Velez Sarsfield's 9.

The referee was D. Herrera.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 9 - 12 On target 4 - 5 Corners 5 - 7 Fouls 9 - 14 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Manuel Lanzini
Velez Sarsfield · 1 goal
8 Joaquín García captained the side
8 Claudio Baeza captained the side
7 Álvaro Montero 5 saves
7 Emanuel Mammana captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–5 3–7
Shots On Goal 3–2 1–3
Ball Possession 37–63 —
Corners 3–0 2–7
Attacks 47–51 42–58
Match statistics
5 Corners 7
4 Substitution 5
89 Attacks 109
42 Dangerous Attacks 53
4 On Target 5
5 Off Target 7
46% Ball Possession 54%
9 Shots Total 12
4 Shots On Goal 5
2 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 2
3 Shots Inside Box 8
6 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 14
5 Corners 7
2 Offsides 1
37% Ball Possession 63%
1 Yellow Cards 3
5 Saves 3
321 Passes Total 567
196 Passes Accurate 444
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Velez Sarsfield · 4-2-3-1
12 Á. Montero
4 J. García 2 E. Mammana 16 L. Magallán 3 E. Gómez
5 C. Baeza 8 L. Robertone
50 T. Andrada 22 M. Lanzini 11 M. Pellegrini
23 F. Monzón
River Plate · 4-3-1-2
1 F. Armani
29 G. Montiel 28 L. Quarta 17 P. Díaz 18 M. Viña
15 F. Vera 6 A. Moreno 26 T. Galván
10 J. Quintero
9 S. Driussi 11 F. Colidio
Velez Sarsfield
Coach
Guilermo Barros Schelotto
Substitutes
  • 17 Alex Verón
  • 9 Braian Romero
  • 29 Rodrigo Aliendro
  • 7 Imanol Machuca
  • 1 Tomás Marchiori
  • 6 Aarón Quirós
  • 32 Thiago Silvero
  • 49 Demian Dominguez
  • 48 Luca Feler
  • 35 Matias Arias
  • 14 Rodrigo Piñeiro
  • 15 Dilan Godoy
River Plate
Coach
Marcelo Gallardo
Substitutes
  • 35 Joaquin Freitas
  • 41 Santiago Beltrán
  • 19 Kendry Páez
  • 34 Giuliano Galoppo
  • 38 Ian Subiabre
  • 31 Facundo González
  • 13 Lautaro Rivero
  • 36 Ulises Giménez
  • 39 Santiago Lencina
  • 22 Kevin Castaño
  • 7 Maximiliano Salas
  • 32 Agustín Ruberto
Substitutions
  • 27' ↑ J. Freitas ↓ J. Quintero River Plate
  • 34' ↑ A. Veron ↓ M. Pellegrini Velez Sarsfield
  • 46' ↑ S. Beltran ↓ F. Armani River Plate
  • 46' ↑ K. Paez ↓ T. Galvan River Plate
  • 64' ↑ B. Romero ↓ F. Monzon Velez Sarsfield
  • 65' ↑ R. Aliendro ↓ L. Robertone Velez Sarsfield
  • 66' ↑ Giuliano Galoppo ↓ Fausto Vera River Plate
  • 77' ↑ I. Machuca ↓ M. Lanzini Velez Sarsfield
Cards
  • 18' P. Diaz River Plate
  • 52' M. Vina River Plate
  • 64' F. Monzon Velez Sarsfield
  • 87' G. Montiel River Plate
Head-to-head
Velez Sarsfield 2 4 draws 3 River Plate
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2024-02-04 River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield 5 - 0
2022-07-17 Vélez Sarsfield vs River Plate 2 - 2
2022-07-07 River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield 0 - 0
Recent form
Velez Sarsfield D D D W L
River Plate D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate?
Velez Sarsfield won 1-0 against River Plate on 22 February 2026.
Who won Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate?
Velez Sarsfield won the match 1-0.
Who had more possession in Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate?
River Plate had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.