Banfield 2-3 River Plate — Liga Profesional, 30 Aug 2026
River Plate beat Banfield 3-2 in the Liga Profesional Clausura - 7 on 30 August 2026 at Florencio Sola, Buenos Aires. Bruno Sepúlveda scored for Banfield; Sebastián Driussi, Thiago Almada and Ángel Correa for River Plate. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Banfield have won 1 and River Plate 4.
· kickoff·Florencio Sola · Buenos Aires·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-132'assist: Ángel Correa
- 0-241'Penalty
- Half-time0-2
- 57'
- 57'
- 1-264'
- 66'Foul
- 69'
- 69'
- 1-369'assist: Tomás Galván
- 76'
- 76'
- 80'
- 82'
- 2-384'assist: L. Pinero
- 88'
- 88'
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Banfield
- 8.2Bruno SepúlvedaF
- 7.3Diego RodríguezG
- 6.9Ignacio PaisM
- 6.7David ZalazarF
- 6.7Matías HernándezF
- 6.7Lisandro PiñeroF
- 6.7Brandon OviedoM
- 6.5Federico AnselmoF
- 6.5Ignacio AbrahamD
- 6.3Nicolás MerianoD
- 6.3Federico MedinaM
- 6.3Favio ÁlvarezM
- 6.2Alexander MachadoF
- 6.2Santiago LópezD
- 6.0Renzo MalancaD
- 5.9Tomás AdoryánM
River Plate
- 7.9Ángel CorreaM
- 7.3Thiago AlmadaM
- 7.2Fausto VeraM
- 7.0Nicolás OtamendiD
- 7.0Marcos AcuñaD
- 7.0Gonzalo MontielD
- 6.9Sebastián DriussiF
- 6.9Santiago BeltránG
- 6.7Tobías AndradaM
- 6.6Tomás GalvánM
- 6.5Lucas MartínezD
- 6.5Giovanni GonzálezD
- 6.2Francisco OrtegaD
- 6.2Lucas BeltránM
Line-ups
River Plate4-2-3-1
Banfield4-1-3-2
Substitutes
BanfieldPedro Troglio
Substitutes
- 30Federico Anselmo80'F6.5
- 11Favio Álvarez76'M6.3
- 9Bruno Sepúlveda64'84'66'57'F8.2
- 4Juan AlfaroD
- 19Lautaro CanoD
- 70Manuel ArteagaM
- 25Gino SantilliG
- 40David Zalazar76'F6.7
- 10Lautaro GómezM
- 2Santiago DanieleD
- 7Lisandro PiñeroF6.7
- 5Santiago EsquivelM
River PlateLeonardo Ponzio
Substitutes
- 20Giovanni González69'D6.5
- 33Ezequiel CenturiónG
- 18Lucas Beltrán69'M6.2
- 19Rafael BorréF
- 3Francisco Ortega82'D6.2
- 8Mauro Arambarri88'M
- 13Lautaro Rivero88'D
- 24Juan MezaM
- 35Joaquín FreitasF
- 25Lautaro PereyraF
- 44Lucas SilvaM
Team statistics
38%Possession62%
1.17Expected goals (xG)2.92
13Total shots18
5Shots on target8
6Shots off target6
2Blocked shots4
4Corners2
5Offsides3
9Fouls13
1Yellow cards0
5Goalkeeper saves3
-0.41Goals prevented-0.41
284Total passes495
203Accurate passes408
71%Pass accuracy82%
Banfield
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Sepúlveda | 36 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8.2 |
| Diego Rodríguez | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ignacio Pais | 76 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| David Zalazar | 17 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Matías Hernández | 57 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Lisandro Piñero | 36 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Brandon Oviedo | 93 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6.7 |
| Federico Anselmo | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ignacio Abraham | 93 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Nicolás Meriano | 93 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Federico Medina | 57 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Favio Álvarez | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Alexander Machado | 80 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Santiago López | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Renzo Malanca | 93 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Tomás Adoryán | 76 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 5.9 |
River Plate
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ángel Correa | 93 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Thiago Almada | 93 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Fausto Vera | 93 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 93 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Marcos Acuña | 82 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Gonzalo Montiel | 69 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Sebastián Driussi | 69 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Santiago Beltrán | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Tobías Andrada | 88 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Tomás Galván | 93 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Lucas Martínez | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Giovanni González | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Francisco Ortega | 11 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Lucas Beltrán | 24 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
BanfieldLWLDW
- L23 Aug 26ANewells Old Boys1-2
- W14 Aug 26ARacing Club1-0
- L10 Aug 26HBelgrano Cordoba0-2
- D01 Aug 26AEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto0-0
- W28 Jul 26HSarmiento Junin3-2
River PlateDWLLL
- D23 Aug 26HVelez Sarsfield2-2
- W16 Aug 26HArgentinos JRS2-0
- L08 Aug 26ATigre0-1
- L02 Aug 26HRosario Central0-1
- L29 Jul 26AGimnasia L.P.0-1
Head-to-head
- 26 Feb 26River Plate3-1Banfield
- 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
Most recent meetings
Before and after
Banfield
- Previous: Newells Old Boys 2-1 Banfield, 23 Aug 2026 · Liga Profesional
- Next: Aldosivi 3-1 Banfield, 5 Sep 2026 · Liga Profesional
River Plate
- Previous: River Plate 2-2 Velez Sarsfield, 23 Aug 2026 · Liga Profesional
- Next: River Plate 3-1 Independ. Rivadavia, 6 Sep 2026 · Liga Profesional
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