Vélez Sarsfield vs River Plate

Liga Profesional

Vélez

4-2-0

1-0

Final

River Plate

9-2-5

José Amalfitani

Match pulse

VELAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTRIV

37%Possession63%

9Shots12

4On target5

5Corners7

5Saves3

9Fouls14

18'Paulo DíazRIV52'Matías ViñaRIV64'Florián MonzónVEL87'Gonzalo MontielRIV

Team	1H	2H	T
VEL	1	0	1
RIV	0	0	0

Who won: Vélez 1-0

Vélez Sarsfield beat River Plate 1-0 on Sunday, February 22, 2026 at José Amalfitani. Goals for Vélez : Manuel Lanzini (6').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

VELRIV

9Fouls14

1Yellow Cards3

0Red Cards0

2Offsides1

5Corner Kicks7

5Saves3

36.9Possession63.1

9SHOTS12

4ON GOAL5

0.4On Target %0.4

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

198Accurate Passes448

327Passes569

0.6Pass Completion %0.8

1Accurate Crosses3

14Crosses15

0.1Cross %0.2

74Long Balls66

22Accurate Long Balls29

0.3Long Balls %0.4

3Blocked Shots2

22Effective Tackles11

25Tackles21

0.9Tackle %0.5

12Interceptions12

22Effective Clearances21

22Clearances21

Player of the game

Álvaro Montero

VEL · 5 saves, clean sheet

8.6

Deserved to win

VEL · 0.09 xG

82%

Draw

10%

RIV · 0.12 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

Match ends, Vélez Sarsfield 1, River Plate 0.
Second Half ends, Vélez Sarsfield 1, River Plate 0.
90'+3'
Free kick won
Ian Subiabre (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Rodrigo Aliendro (Vélez Sarsfield).
90'+3'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Braian Romero (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Offside
Offside, Vélez Sarsfield. Braian Romero is caught offside.
88'
Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
88'
Free kick won
Imanol Machuca (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88'
Foul
Foul by Aníbal Moreno (River Plate).
87'
Yellow card
Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
G. Montiel
86'
Free kick won
Claudio Baeza (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85'
Free kick won
Tobías Andrada (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Foul
Foul by Facundo Colidio (River Plate).
82'
Free kick won
Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81'
Delay in match (River Plate).
79'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matías Viña with a headed pass following a corner.
79'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Facundo Colidio (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Álvaro Montero (Vélez Sarsfield). Assisted by Matías Viña.
F. Colidio
79'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Matías Viña (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ian Subiabre with a cross following a corner.
M. Viña
79'RIV
Corner awarded
Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Álvaro Montero.
79'RIV
Corner awarded
Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Rodrigo Aliendro.
78'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Joaquín García (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
J. García
78'
Corner awarded
Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Santiago Beltrán.