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Argentinos Juniors Stuns River Plate at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
Buenos Aires – In a hard-fought match for the fifth round of the 2026 Liga Profesional Argentina, Argentinos Juniors defeated River Plate with a score of 1 to 0. The game, played at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, was characterized by a high number of fouls and yellow cards, especially for the visiting team.
The winning goal came in the 35th minute when H. Lopez, assisted by E. Viveros, managed to beat the River Plate goalkeeper. Despite equal possession of the ball (50% for each team), Argentinos Juniors showed greater effectiveness in the attack, with 14 total shots, 5 of which were on target. River Plate, on the other hand, generated 8 shots, but only one managed to trouble the home goalkeeper.
The match was marked by intensity in midfield, reflected in the 16 fouls committed by River Plate, which resulted in yellow cards for G. Montiel, M. Acuña and L. Rivero. Argentinos Juniors, although less cautioned, committed 9 fouls. Despite their efforts, River Plate was unable to reverse the score, leaving the three points in the hands of the home team.
Substitutions river plate: at minute 46 K. Castano came in and I. Subiabre went out., at minute 60 M. Acuna came in and M. Vina went out., at minute 71 A. Ruberto came in and M. Salas went out., at minute 71 T. Galvan came in and K. Paez went out., at minute 75 A. Moreno came in and J. Portillo went out.
Substitutions argentinos jrs: at minute 62 K. Coronel came in and S. Prieto went out., at minute 62 E. Viveros came in and L. Giaccone went out., at minute 69 H. Lopez came in and F. Jainikoski went out., at minute 83 T. Molina came in and D. Porcel went out., at minute 83 N. Oroz came in and E. Perez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Argentinos JRS
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River Plate
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