Football› Liga Profesional de Fútbol› Round 5› River Plate vs Argentinos Juniors

River Plate vs Argentinos Juniors — result, stats & head-to-head, 16 Aug 2026

River Plate vs Argentinos JuniorsLiga Profesional de Fútbol · Round 5 · Estadio Mâs Monumental2–0
Matches
River Plate 2–0 Full time Argentinos Juniors

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

River Plate5 out
Marcos Acuña Injurysince 30 Jul · 2 matches missed Juan Carlos Portillo Injurysince 13 Feb · 29 matches missed Sebastián Driussi Injurysince 15 Jul · 5 matches missed Agustín Ruberto Injurysince 13 May · 11 matches missed Matías ViñaSuspendedsince 25 May · 7 matches missed
Argentinos Juniors3 out
Franco Paredes Injurysince 29 Jul · 3 matches missed Joaquín Gho Injurysince 2 Nov 2025 · 31 matches missed Érik Godoy Injurysince 24 Jul · 3 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 37'
    Gonzalo Montiel · 1–0Left foot shot
  2. 87'
    Ángel CorreaVAR check
  3. 89'
    Ángel Correa · 2–0Right foot shot
Show all 18 events (+15 subs & bookings)
  1. 31'
    Kevin Gutiérrezyellow card
  2. 34'
    Sebastián Prietoyellow card
  3. 37'
    Gonzalo Montiel · 1–0Left foot shot
  4. 40'
    Thiago Almadayellow card
  5. 51'
    Gonzalo Montiel ↑ Giovanni González ↓substitution
  6. 60'
    Kevin Gutiérrez ↑ Gabriel Florentín ↓substitution
  7. 60'
    Emiliano Viveros ↑ Facundo Jainikoski ↓substitution
  8. 62'
    Lucas Beltrán ↑ Rafael Santos Borré ↓substitution
  9. 63'
    Joaquín Freitas ↑ Fausto Vera ↓substitution
  10. 69'
    Nicolás Oroz ↑ Iván Morales  ↓substitution
  11. 82'
    Hernán López Muñoz ↑ Matías Giménez ↓substitution
  12. 82'
    Kevin Coronelyellow card
  13. 82'
    Kevin Coronel ↑ Diego Porcel ↓substitution
  14. 83'
    Tobías Andrada ↑ Tomás Galván ↓substitution
  15. 83'
    Thiago Almada ↑ Lautaro Rivero ↓substitution
  16. 87'
    Ángel CorreaVAR check
  17. 89'
    Gabriel Florentínyellow card
  18. 89'
    Ángel Correa · 2–0Right foot shot

River Plate left · Argentinos Juniors right

Periods

River Plate
1st half1
2nd half1
Extra time0
Argentinos Juniors
1st half0
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

8Shots9
3Shots on target0
2Corners4
15Fouls15
25Tackles18
1Yellow cards4

Match information

Liga Profesional de FútbolCompetition
5Round
Sun 16 Aug · 21:00 UTCKickoff
Estadio Mâs MonumentalVenue
102,733Capacity
Facundo Tello FigueroaReferee
16°C · overcast cloudsWeather

Possession

Possession
41% · 59%
Duels won
54% · 46%
Pass accuracy
80% · 83%

Breakdown

Shooting
7Shots inside box3
1Shots outside box6
2Shots blocked2
1Hit woodwork1
2Big chances created1
0Big chances missed1
Passing
367Passes527
11Crosses15
3Accurate crosses3
51Long passes76
24Accurate long passes39
Defence
16Interceptions13
0Keeper saves1
Duels & dribbles
59Duels won51
21Dribble attempts26
10Successful dribbles10

Goalscorers

Facundo Colidio 5River Plate
Tomás Molina 5Argentinos Juniors

Bench

River Plate · bench

8RosaMF
13Rivero Cruz6.4↑ 83'
15Vera6.3↑ 63'
19Borré Maury6.5↑ 62'
20Apud6.6↑ 51'
24MezaMF
25PereyraMF
26Galván6.6↑ 83'
31GonzálezDF
33CenturiónGK
43LuceroMF
44SilvaMF

Argentinos Juniors · bench

5Carrizo ViñaDF
7Bravo6.4↑ 69'
9VerónFW
13GianiniDF
19Rojas6.5↑ 82'
21Florentín6.2↑ 60'
26BravoDF
30Núñez DuarteDF
37GómezDF
47Porcel6.5↑ 82'
48Jainikoski6.6↑ 60'
50RodríguezGK

Managers

E
N

Previous meetings

In 2 recorded meetings, River Plate have won 0 and Argentinos Juniors 2 — 0 ended level.

2026 · Liga Profesional de FútbolArgentinos Juniors vs River Plate 1–0 2024 · Liga Profesional de FútbolArgentinos Juniors vs River Plate 1–0 All 2 meetings →

Recent form

River Plate DLLLL
Argentinos Juniors LWWWW

Liga Profesional de Fútbol

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Argentinos Juniors8521127+517
2Sarmiento85031512+315
3Gimnasia La Plata85031212015
4Atlético Tucumán834163+313
5Belgrano833285+312
6Tigre833275+212
7Rosario Central833298+112
8Independiente Rivadavia8323910-111
9Barracas Central832345-111
10River Plate8314109+110
11Huracán824266010
12Banfield8215813-57
13Unión Santa Fe220072+56
14Estudiantes de Río Cuarto813439-66
15Aldosivi8125812-45
16Racing Club8125713-65
17Defensa y Justicia211032+14
18Newell's Old Boys211032+14
19Estudiantes210142+23
20Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza110032+13
21Platense110021+13
22Vélez Sarsfield10102201
23Talleres Córdoba10102201
24Boca Juniors10101101
25Lanús10101101
26Independiente10100001
27Instituto10100001
28Deportivo Riestra201101-11
29San Lorenzo201102-21
30Central Cordoba SdE200214-30

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
10
River Plate
DLLLL
 6.91 10
1
Argentinos Juniors
LWWWW
 6.59 17
Market

No market on record.

How to watch
LPF Playchannel
Around this match
Tigre – River PlateRiver Plate
River Plate – Vélez SarsfieldRiver Plate
Argentinos Juniors – Racing ClubArgentinos Juniors
Lanús – Argentinos JuniorsArgentinos Juniors
Form
River PlateDLLLL
Argentinos JuniorsLWWWW
Match stats
41Possession59
8Shots9
3On target0
2Corners4
1Yellow cards4