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Vélez Sarsfield v Independiente | Lineball

Liga Profesional

Full time

Vélez Sarsfield

1–0

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Match events

Vélez SarsfieldIndependiente

1st half

27'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Independiente. Santiago Arias replaces Leonardo Godoy because of an injury.
Yellow cardDilan Godoy (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42'
45'+3'
Yellow cardMaximiliano Gutiérrez (Independiente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Half-time0–0

2nd half

45'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Independiente. Facundo Valdéz replaces Matías Abaldo.
SubstitutionSubstitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Emanuel Mammana replaces Lisandro Magallán.
45'
53'
Yellow cardSantiago Montiel (Independiente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
SubstitutionSubstitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Simón Escobar replaces Manuel Lanzini.
57'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Thiago Aguirre replaces Dilan Godoy.
57'
GoalGoal! Vélez Sarsfield 1, Independiente 0. Thiago Aguirre (Vélez Sarsfield) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner.

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News and reaction

Match reportVeteran defender Nicolás Otamendi signs with boyhood club River PlateVeteran defender Nicolás Otamendi has signed a contract with River Plate to return to the Argentine league as a free agent from Benfica.ESPN · 30 May (opens in a new tab)

Match reportArgentine clubs to strike in response to Tapia travel banProfessional clubs in Argentina have agreed to strike from March 5-8 in protest against what they consider judicial persecution of Argentine Football Association president Claudio Tapia.ESPN · 24 Feb (opens in a new tab)

Match reportRiver Plate expanding iconic Monumental to hold 101,000 fans

Where to watch

Broadcast details for this game haven't been announced yet.

Match details

Date: Tuesday 4 August 2026
Started: 8:00 am Sydney time
Venue: José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Competition: Liga Profesional
Officials: Leandro Rey Hilfer (Referee)

Form and ladder

Vélez SarsfieldIndependiente

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Team lists

Vélez Sarsfield

Vélez Sarsfield

1Tomás MarchioriG
16Lisandro MagallánCD-L
32Thiago SilveroCD-R
3Elias GomezLB
4Joaquín GarcíaRB
10Diego ValdésAM
8Lucas RobertoneLM
29Rodrigo AliendroRM
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Updated 11 Nov, 9:19 am

70'1–0

Yellow cardMatías Pellegrini (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

72'

76'

SubstitutionSubstitution, Independiente. Maximiliano Meza replaces Mateo Pérez Curci.

76'

SubstitutionSubstitution, Independiente. Lautaro Millán replaces Maximiliano Gutiérrez.

Yellow cardSimón Escobar (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

85'

SubstitutionSubstitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Luca Feler replaces Matías Pellegrini.

86'

SubstitutionSubstitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Claudio Baeza replaces Lucas Robertone.

88'

Full-time1–0

River Plate has announced a massive expansion of the Monumental Stadium, increasing its capacity to 101,000 spectators in a move that will make it one of the largest soccer venues in the world.

ESPN · 28 Jan (opens in a new tab)

ESPNMatch reportBoca Juniors plans Bombonera expansion to 80,000 seatsAfter River Plate presented a project to roof its Monumental Stadium, arch-rival Boca Juniors announced it will expand the capacity of La Bombonera in the stadium's biggest ever makeover.ESPN · 12 Mar (opens in a new tab)

InterviewCan Argentina's Estudiantes stop Brazil's Libertadores juggernaut?Brazilian clubs have won the last seven Copa Libertadores titles, but Argentina's Estudiantes de La Plata are determined to keep that streak from reaching eight.ESPN · 14 Oct (opens in a new tab)

InterviewWorld's weirdest soccer leagues: 8 champions? Points for losing?What happens when leagues shun the traditional round-robin format? Here's some of the weird and wonderful ways titles are won around the world.ESPN · 15 Dec (opens in a new tab)

F

22MLManuel LanziniAM-L

11

Matías PellegriniAM-R

Bench

34Álvaro BussoSUB
5Claudio BaezaSUB
19Leo CristaldoSUB
37Juan PolicellaSUB
48Luca FelerSUB
33Franco VillalbaSUB
47Alexis PereyraSUB
18Simon EscobarSUB
17Álex VerónSUB
2Emanuel MammanaSUB
39Thiago AguirreSUB
30Lautaro PiolaSUB

Independiente

Independiente

33Rodrigo ReyG
26Kevin LomónacoCD-L
13Juan FedorcoCD-R
22Facundo ZabalaLB
29Leonardo GodoyRB
7Santiago MontielAM
23Iván MarconeLM
16Mateo PérezRM
9Gabriel ÁvalosF
19Matías AbaldoAM-L
28Maximiliano GutiérrezAM-R

Bench

8Maximiliano MezaSUB
35Juan Migue ArrayagoSUB
18Facundo ValdézSUB
32Ruben MartinezSUB
4Santiago AriasSUB
3Jonathan De IrastorzaSUB
20Facundo Lionel CruzSUB
21Fernando ClosterSUB
1Joaquín BlázquezSUB
10Luciano CabralSUB

34FTFelipe TemponeSUB

14LMLautaro MillánSUB