Banfield vs Racing 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 27': Goal! Banfield 0, Racing Club 1. Marco Di Césare (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 31': Baltasar Rodríguez (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Lisandro Piñero (Banfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Goal! Banfield 0, Racing Club 2. Adrián Martínez (Racing Club) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Banfield 0, Racing Club 2.
- 45': Substitution, Racing Club. Bruno Zuculini replaces Baltasar Rodríguez.
- 51': Tomás Conechny (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Marco Di Césare (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Banfield. David Zalazar replaces Lisandro Piñero.
- 60': Substitution, Banfield. Bruno Sepúlveda replaces Tiziano Perrotta.
- 64': Substitution, Racing Club. Valentín Carboni replaces Tomás Conechny.
- 64': Substitution, Racing Club. Matías Zaracho replaces Matko Miljevic.
- 75': Santiago Solari (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Banfield. Rodrigo Auzmendi replaces Mauro Méndez.
- 77': Substitution, Banfield. Tomás Adoryán replaces Lautaro Villegas.
- 77': Substitution, Banfield. Neyder Moreno replaces Lautaro Gómez.
- 78': Substitution, Racing Club. Franco Pardo replaces Marcos Rojo.
- 82': Valentín Carboni (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Racing Club. Adrián Fernández replaces Santiago Solari.
Game Information
Venue: Florencio Solá
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +8 | Tigre | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| +4 | Independiente Rivadavia | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| +2 | Belgrano (Córdoba) | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| +1 | Argentinos Juniors | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Statistics
RAC |
BAN![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 7 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 57.2 | Possession | 42.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 304 | Accurate Passes | 183 |
| 391 | Passes | 275 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 9 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 43 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 43 | Clearances | 22 |
Banfield (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Facundo Sanguinetti (GK) |
| 14 | Sergio Vittor |
| 2 | Danilo Arboleda |
| 27 | Luis Abraham |
| 24 | Santiago López Garcia |
| 35 | Ignacio Pais |
| 21 | Lautaro Villegas |
| 7 | Lisandro Piñero |
| 10 | Lautaro Gómez |
| 17 | Tiziano Perrota |
| 16 | Mauro Méndez |
Racing Club (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Facundo Cambeses (GK) |
| 6 | Marcos Rojo |
| 3 | Marco Di Cesare |
| 27 | Gabriel Rojas |
| 4 | Ezequiel Cannavo |
| 13 | Santiago Sosa |
| 10 | Matko Miljevic |
| 20 | Baltasar Rodríguez |
| 9 | Adrián Martínez |
| 17 | Tomás Conechny |
| 28 | Santiago Solari |
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