River Plate vs Banfield

Liga Profesional Argentina - Apertura 26 Feb 2026, 22:30
River Plate
River Plate
3–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Banfield
Banfield
🏟 Estadio Monumental 👤 H. Mastrangelo Round 7

Match report

River Plate beat Banfield 3-1 in the Liga Profesional Argentina - Apertura on 26 February 2026.

River Plate had 25 shots to Banfield's 6.

The match was played at Estadio Monumental, with H. Mastrangelo in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 25 - 6 On target 8 - 2 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 15 - 13 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Lucas Martínez Quarta
River Plate · 1 goal
8 Joaquin Freitas 1 goal
8 Mauro Méndez 1 goal
8 Aníbal Moreno captained the side
8 Tomás Galván 1 assist
First half vs second half
River Plate stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 11 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–4 14–2
Shots On Goal 3–2 5–0
Ball Possession 67–33 —
Corners 4–3 2–0
Attacks 50–56 54–46
Match statistics
6 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
104 Attacks 102
48 Dangerous Attacks 47
8 On Target 2
17 Off Target 4
50% Ball Possession 50%
25 Shots Total 6
8 Shots On Goal 2
13 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 0
11 Shots Inside Box 2
14 Shots Outside Box 4
15 Fouls 13
6 Corners 3
0 Offsides 2
65% Ball Possession 35%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 5
538 Passes Total 276
437 Passes Accurate 180
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
River Plate · 4-2-3-1
41 S. Beltrán
29 G. Montiel 28 L. Quarta 13 L. Rivero 31 F. González
15 F. Vera 6 A. Moreno
38 I. Subiabre 9 S. Driussi 26 T. Galván
35 J. Freitas
Banfield · 4-4-2
1 F. Sanguinetti
24 S. Garcia 2 D. Arboleda 14 S. Vittor 27 I. Abraham
10 L. Gomez 21 L. Villegas 35 I. Pais 7 L. Piñero
17 T. Perrota 16 M. Méndez
River Plate
Coach
Marcelo Gallardo
Substitutes
  • 19 Kendry Páez
  • 32 Agustín Ruberto
  • 34 Giuliano Galoppo
  • 39 Santiago Lencina
  • 42 Franco Jaroszewicz
  • 16 Fabricio Bustos
  • 18 Matías Viña
  • 17 Paulo Díaz
  • 21 Marcos Acuña
  • 22 Kevin Castaño
  • 7 Maximiliano Salas
  • 11 Facundo Colidio
Banfield
Coach
Pedro Troglio
Substitutes
  • 20 Tomas Adoryan
  • 40 David Zalazar
  • 6 Nicolás Meriano
  • 33 Neyder Moreno
  • 22 Rodrigo Auzmendi
  • 25 Gino Santilli
  • 29 Juan Iribarren
  • 8 Lautaro Ríos
  • 11 Favio Álvarez
  • 77 Thomas Rodríguez
  • 30 Federico Anselmo
  • 9 Bruno Sepúlveda
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ T. Adoryan ↓ L. Villegas Banfield
  • 58' ↑ D. Zalazar ↓ L. Gomez Banfield
  • 63' ↑ K. Paez ↓ I. Subiabre River Plate
  • 67' ↑ A. Ruberto ↓ J. Freitas River Plate
  • 69' ↑ N. Meriano ↓ S. Vittor Banfield
  • 69' ↑ N. Moreno ↓ L. Pinero Banfield
  • 76' ↑ Giuliano Galoppo ↓ A. Moreno River Plate
  • 76' ↑ S. Lencina ↓ S. Driussi River Plate
  • 77' ↑ R. Auzmendi ↓ T. Perrotta Banfield
Cards
  • 83' L. Rivero River Plate
  • 83' M. Mendez Banfield
  • 86' T. Adoryan Banfield
Head-to-head
River Plate 5 1 draws 2 Banfield
2026-02-26 River Plate vs Banfield 3 - 1
2024-02-18 River Plate vs Banfield 1 - 1
2022-04-18 Banfield vs River Plate 1 - 2
2021-10-09 Banfield vs River Plate 0 - 1
2021-05-02 Banfield vs River Plate 1 - 0
2020-11-21 Banfield vs River Plate 0 - 2
Recent form
River Plate D D D D D
Banfield W D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in River Plate vs Banfield?
River Plate won 3-1 against Banfield on 26 February 2026.
Who won River Plate vs Banfield?
River Plate won the match 3-1.
Where was River Plate vs Banfield played?
The match was played at Estadio Monumental.
Who had more possession in River Plate vs Banfield?
River Plate had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.