River Plate vs Gimnasia LP 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura
2 - 0
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Manuel Panaro (Gimnasia La Plata) is shown the red card.
- 32': Enzo Martínez (Gimnasia La Plata) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! River Plate 1, Gimnasia La Plata 0. Juan Quintero (River Plate) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 42': Nicolás Barros Schelotto (Gimnasia La Plata) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, River Plate 1, Gimnasia La Plata 0.
- 45': Substitution, Gimnasia La Plata. Santiago Villarreal replaces Ignacio Fernández.
- 45': Second Half begins River Plate 1, Gimnasia La Plata 0.
- 47': Matías Viña (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Goal! River Plate 2, Gimnasia La Plata 0. Juan Quintero (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Facundo Colidio.
- 56': Second yellow card to Matías Viña (River Plate) for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, River Plate. Giuliano Galoppo replaces Facundo Colidio.
- 68': Substitution, River Plate. Ian Subiabre replaces Tomás Galván.
- 76': Substitution, River Plate. Santiago Lencina replaces Juan Quintero.
- 76': Substitution, River Plate. Maximiliano Salas replaces Sebastián Driussi.
- 77': Substitution, Gimnasia La Plata. Lucas Castro replaces Nicolás Barros Schelotto.
- 77': Substitution, Gimnasia La Plata. Jorge de Asís replaces Santiago Villarreal.
- 77': Substitution, Gimnasia La Plata. Diego Mastrángelo replaces Marcelo Torres.
- 80': Lautaro Rivero (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Gimnasia La Plata. Agustín Auzmendi replaces Franco Torres.
- 90'+4': Jorge de Asís (Gimnasia La Plata) is shown the red card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, River Plate 2, Gimnasia La Plata 0.
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Más Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3 | River Plate | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| +2 | Independiente Rivadavia | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| +2 | Tigre | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +1 | Belgrano (Córdoba) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
GLP |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 28.7 | Possession | 71.3 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 167 | Accurate Passes | 552 |
| 248 | Passes | 634 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 24 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 24 | Clearances | 14 |
River Plate (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Santiago Beltrán (GK) |
| 6 | Aníbal Moreno |
| 13 | Lautaruo Rivero |
| 28 | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
| 15 | Fausto Vera |
| 26 | Tomás Galván |
| 10 | Juan Fernando Quintero |
| 18 | Matías Viña |
| 29 | Gonzalo Montiel |
| 11 | Facundo Colidio |
| 9 | Sebastián Driussi |
Gimnasia La Plata (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Nelson Insfran (GK) |
| 21 | Enzo Martínez |
| 4 | Renzo Giampaoli |
| 24 | Pedro Silva Torrejón |
| 25 | Alexis Steimbach |
| 8 | Ignacio Fernández |
| 10 | Nicolas Schelotto |
| 16 | Augusto Max |
| 32 | Marcelo Torres |
| 26 | Franco Torres |
| 7 | Manuel Panaro |
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