Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

River Plate vs Belgrano (Córdoba), 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Apertura - Final

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
River Plate
  • 18': Facundo Colidio
  • 59': Tomás Galván
  • Red Card 90'+1':
FT
2 - 3
Belgrano (Córdoba)
  • 26': Leonardo Morales
  • 85': Nicolás Fernández (P)
  • 88': Nicolás Fernández

About

River Plate are hosting Belgrano (Córdoba) at Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, 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.
  • 1': Offside, River Plate. Joaquín Freitas is caught offside.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Juan Velázquez (Belgrano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 3': Foul by Aníbal Moreno (River Plate).
  • 3': Lucas Zelarayán (Belgrano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Aníbal Moreno (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Lucas Passerini (Belgrano) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Santiago Beltrán (River Plate). Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Belgrano) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adrián Sánchez.
  • 7': Offside, Belgrano. Santiago Longo is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Fausto Vera (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
  • 9': Fausto Vera (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Belgrano).
  • 13': Attempt saved. Emiliano Rigoni (Belgrano) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Santiago Beltrán (River Plate). Assisted by Lucas Passerini.
  • 13': Fabricio Bustos (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Santiago Longo (Belgrano).
  • 16': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Alexis Maldonado.
  • 18': Goal! River Plate 1, Belgrano 0. Facundo Colidio (River Plate) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Galván.
  • 20': Fausto Vera (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Emiliano Rigoni (Belgrano).
  • 22': Foul by Fabricio Bustos (River Plate).
  • 22': Lucas Passerini (Belgrano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Corner, Belgrano. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 26': Goal! River Plate 1, Belgrano 1. Leonardo Morales (Belgrano) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Foul by Adrián Sánchez (Belgrano).
  • 31': Tomás Galván (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Alexis Maldonado.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Thiago Cardozo (Belgrano). Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross.
  • 33': Juan Cruz Meza (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Foul by Adrián Spörle (Belgrano).
  • 38': Foul by Lucas Passerini (Belgrano).
  • 38': Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Santiago Longo (Belgrano).
  • 43': Fausto Vera (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Freitas (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cruz Meza with a through ball.
  • 44': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Adrián Spörle.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, River Plate 1, Belgrano 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Belgrano. Álvaro Ocampo replaces Alexis Maldonado.
  • 45': Second Half begins River Plate 1, Belgrano 1.
  • 48': Lautaro Rivero (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Lucas Passerini (Belgrano).
  • 48': Lucas Passerini (Belgrano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Lucas Zelarayán (Belgrano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Joaquín Freitas (River Plate).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Belgrano) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Fausto Vera (River Plate).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Foul by Lucas Passerini (Belgrano).
  • 54': Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Lautaro Rivero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aníbal Moreno.
  • 59': Goal! River Plate 2, Belgrano 1. Tomás Galván (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Colidio.
  • 63': Substitution, Belgrano. Franco Vázquez replaces Santiago Longo.
  • 63': Substitution, Belgrano. Ramiro Hernandes replaces Juan Velázquez.
  • 64': Offside, Belgrano. Lucas Zelarayán is caught offside.
  • 65': Foul by Marcos Acuña (River Plate).
  • 65': Lucas Passerini (Belgrano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Offside, Belgrano. Lucas Passerini is caught offside.
  • 68': Foul by Joaquín Freitas (River Plate).
  • 68': Franco Vázquez (Belgrano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Acuña (River Plate).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Substitution, River Plate. Germán Pezzella replaces Marcos Acuña because of an injury.
  • 72': Offside, River Plate. Joaquín Freitas is caught offside.
  • 74': Foul by Adrián Sánchez (Belgrano).
  • 74': Fausto Vera (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Adrián Sánchez (Belgrano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Álvaro Ocampo.
  • 75': Handball by Tomás Galván (River Plate).
  • 76': Substitution, Belgrano. Nicolás Fernández replaces Lucas Passerini.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Fernández (Belgrano) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Fernández (Belgrano) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Corner, Belgrano. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Ramiro Hernandes (Belgrano) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 78': Penalty conceded by Lautaro Rivero (River Plate) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 81': VAR Decision: Penalty Belgrano.
  • 81': Franco Armani (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Goal! River Plate 2, Belgrano 2. Nicolás Fernández (Belgrano) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 86': Corner, Belgrano. Conceded by Fausto Vera.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Ramiro Hernandes (Belgrano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
  • 88': Goal! River Plate 2, Belgrano 3. Nicolás Fernández (Belgrano) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franco Vázquez with a cross.
  • 89': Substitution, River Plate. Juan Fernando Quintero replaces Juan Cruz Meza.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Belgrano. Federico Ricca replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, River Plate. Maximiliano Salas replaces Aníbal Moreno.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, River Plate. Kendry Páez replaces Tomás Galván.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thiago Cardozo (Belgrano). Assisted by Maximiliano Salas with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ramiro Hernandes (Belgrano).
  • 90'+4': Franco Vázquez (Belgrano) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Nicolás Fernández (Belgrano) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Santiago Beltrán (River Plate). Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Belgrano. Conceded by Santiago Beltrán.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Rivero (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero with a cross.
  • 90'+8': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Leonardo Morales.
  • 90'+8': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Adrián Sánchez.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, River Plate 2, Belgrano 3.
  • 0': Match ends, River Plate 2, Belgrano 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 3
37.9 Possession 62.1
13 SHOTS 8
6 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
175 Accurate Passes 323
246 Passes 419
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
19 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.3
54 Long Balls 61
17 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 12
18 Tackles 25
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 7
31 Effective Clearances 23
31 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Venue: Mario Alberto Kempes
Location: Córdoba, Argentina

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
41 Santiago Beltrán (GK)
13 Lautaruo Rivero
28 Lucas Martínez Quarta
21 Marcos Acuña
16 Fabricio Bustos
11 Facundo Colidio
15 Fausto Vera
6 Aníbal Moreno Yellow Card
35 Joaquin Freitas
26 Tomás Galván
24 Juan Meza
River Plate Substitutes:
Giuliano Galoppo, Gonzalo Montiel, Juan Fernando Quintero, Franco Armani, Facundo González, Maximiliano Meza, Germán Pezzella, Kevin Castaño, Lucas Silva, Kendry Páez, Lautaro Pereyra, Maximiliano Salas.

BEL Belgrano (Córdoba) (4-4-2)

No. Name
25 Thiago Cardozo (GK)
2 Alexis Maldonado
14 Leonardo Morales
3 Adrián Sporle
45 Agustín Falcón
5 Santiago Longo
21 Adrián Sánchez Yellow Card
53 Juan Velazquez
24 Emiliano Rigoni
10 Lucas Zelarayán
9 Lucas Passerini Yellow Card
Belgrano (Córdoba) Substitutes:
Federico Ricca, Álvaro Ocampo, Ramiro Hernandes, Manuel Vincentini, Francisco Gonzalez Metilli, Lautaro Gutierrez, Alcides Benítez, Nicolás Fernández, Gonzalo Zelarayán, Julián Mavilla, Jeremías Lucco, Franco Vázquez.

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