River Plate 3-1 Banfield — Liga Profesional, 26 Feb 2026
River Plate beat Banfield 3-1 in the Liga Profesional Apertura - 7 on 26 February 2026 at Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires. Lucas Martínez, Mauro Méndez, Sebastián Driussi, J. Freitas got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, River Plate have won 4 and Banfield 1.
· kickoff·Estadio Monumental · Buenos Aires·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-013'assist: I. Subiabre
- 1-145'assist: T. Perrotta
- 45+2'VARGoal cancelled
- Half-time1-1
- 2-146'
- 58'
- 58'
- 3-158'assist: Tomás Galván
- 63'out: K. Paez
- 66'
- 69'
- 69'
- 76'
- 76'
- 77'
- 83'Argument
- 83'Argument
- 86'Foul
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
River Plate
- 7.9Tomás GalvánM
- 7.7Joaquin FreitasF
- 7.7Lucas MartínezD
- 7.7Aníbal MorenoM
- 7.3Gonzalo MontielD
- 7.2Sebastián DriussiM
- 7.2Kendry PáezM
- 7.2Lautaro RiveroD
- 6.9Giuliano GaloppoM
- 6.7Facundo GonzálezD
- 6.7Fausto VeraM
- 6.3Ian SubiabreM
- 6.3Agustín RubertoF
- 6.2Santiago LencinasM
- 6.2Santiago BeltránG
Banfield
- 7.6Facundo SanguinettiG
- 7.5Mauro MéndezF
- 7.2Tiziano PerrotaF
- 7.0Danilo ArboledaD
- 6.9Nicolás MerianoD
- 6.7Neyder MorenoM
- 6.6Ignacio PaisM
- 6.6Lautaro VillegasM
- 6.5David ZalazarF
- 6.3Rodrigo AuzmendiF
- 6.3Tomás AdoryánM
- 6.2Santiago LópezD
- 6.2Lisandro PiñeroM
- 6.2Lautaro GómezM
- 6.2Ignacio AbrahamD
- 5.9Sergio VittorD
Line-ups
Banfield4-4-2
River Plate4-2-3-1
Substitutes
River PlateEduardo Coudet
Substitutes
- 11Facundo ColidioF
- 21Marcos AcuñaD
- 17Paulo DíazD
- 16Fabricio BustosD
- 34Giuliano Galoppo76'M6.9
- 7Maximiliano SalasF
- 18Matías ViñaD
- 22Kevin CastañoM
- 19K. Paez63'M7.2
- 32Agustín Ruberto66'F6.3
- 39Santiago Lencinas76'M6.2
- 42F. JaroszewiczG
BanfieldPedro Troglio
Substitutes
- 30Federico AnselmoF
- 11Favio ÁlvarezM
- 77Thomas RodríguezF
- 33Neyder Moreno69'M6.7
- 9Bruno SepúlvedaF
- 8Lautaro RíosM
- 22Rodrigo Auzmendi77'F6.3
- 6Nicolás Meriano69'D6.9
- 25Gino SantilliG
- 40David Zalazar58'F6.5
- 29Juan IribarrenD
- 20Tomás Adoryán86'58'M6.3
Team statistics
65%Possession35%
25Total shots6
8Shots on target2
13Shots off target4
4Blocked shots0
6Corners3
0Offsides2
15Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves5
538Total passes276
437Accurate passes180
81%Pass accuracy65%
River Plate
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomás Galván | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Joaquin Freitas | 67 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Lucas Martínez | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Aníbal Moreno | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Gonzalo Montiel | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Sebastián Driussi | 76 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Kendry Páez | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Lautaro Rivero | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Giuliano Galoppo | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Facundo González | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 6.7 |
| Fausto Vera | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Ian Subiabre | 63 | – | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Agustín Ruberto | 23 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Santiago Lencinas | 14 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Santiago Beltrán | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Banfield
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facundo Sanguinetti | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Mauro Méndez | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Tiziano Perrota | 77 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Danilo Arboleda | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Nicolás Meriano | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Neyder Moreno | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Ignacio Pais | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Lautaro Villegas | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.6 |
| David Zalazar | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Rodrigo Auzmendi | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tomás Adoryán | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Santiago López | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Lisandro Piñero | 69 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Lautaro Gómez | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Ignacio Abraham | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Sergio Vittor | 69 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
River PlateLLLDW
- L22 Feb 26AVelez Sarsfield0-1
- L13 Feb 26AArgentinos JRS0-1
- L07 Feb 26HTigre1-4
- D02 Feb 26ARosario Central0-0
- W28 Jan 26HGimnasia L.P.2-0
BanfieldWLLWL
- W21 Feb 26HNewells Old Boys3-0
- L14 Feb 26HRacing Club0-2
- L08 Feb 26ABelgrano Cordoba0-1
- W03 Feb 26HEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto2-1
- L30 Jan 26ASarmiento Junin0-1
Head-to-head
- 02 Nov 24River Plate3-1Banfield
- 12 Jun 23Banfield1-4River Plate
- 14 Sept 22River Plate1-2Banfield
- 18 Apr 22Banfield1-2River Plate
- 09 Oct 21Banfield0-1River Plate
- 02 May 21Banfield1-0River Plate
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