Highlights
90' FT
Match ends. River Plate 5-0 Vélez.
87' Substitution
Vélez: Cáseres comes out and Piñeiro comes in.
83'
Last minutes of the match. River manages its advantage, ceding possession to the visitors, who cannot generate danger in the opponent's area.
79'
Ordoñez's powerful shot is well saved by Armani.
74'
Even with the home side still holding a large lead, River continued to have possession and looked dangerous in search of a sixth goal.
69'
Yellow card for Bouzat.
67' Substitution
River Plate: Borja comes out and Subiabre comes in.
65'
When Vélez was in the best position in the match, the fifth goal finally put the game to bed and broke the visitors' concentration once again.
62' Substitution
Vélez: Lobato and Florentin are out; Pellegrini and Bouzat are in.
59' Substitution
River Plate: Salen Díaz, Fernández, Aliendro y Colidio; entran Funes Mori, Palavecino, Ruberto y Mastantuono
55' GOAL!
GOAL RIVER PLATE! Hat trick by Borja.
53'
Yellow card for Florentín.
50'
Despite the large disadvantage, Velez began to show intensity to break the scoreline.
47' Substitution
Vélez: Romero and Méndez are out; Osorio and Ordoñez are in.
46'
The second half starts!
45'+2 HT
First half ends. River Plate 4-0 Vélez.
45'
The referee adds two minutes to the first half.
45' GOAL!
GOAL RIVER PLATE! Scored by Colidio.
40'
Final stretch of the match. Velez wants the goal before going to the break.
39'
Borja again with a cross shot from the right side of the area.
35'
Velez came very close to the discount with a series of three rebounds in the area where Armani played the role of hero.
31' GOAL!
GOAL RIVER PLATE! Borja's double
28'
Yellow card for Gómez;
25'
Velez tries to get through on the left, but River's defense is very solid at the back.
20' GOAL!
GOAL RIVER PLATE! Scored by Borja.
17'
We passed the first quarter of the match. Borja takes a header to the goal where again Marchiori avoids the goal.
13'
Marchiori once again saved Vélez after Colidio's second attempt at the far post.
10'
In the first ten minutes of the match, the visitors still do not feel comfortable on the court.
8'
Incredible pressure from River in the opponent's area. The second goal is close.
5' GOAL!
GOAL RIVER PLATE! Scored by Colidio
0'
The match starts!
Lineup Vélez
Marchiori, Jara, Mammana, V. Gómez, E. Gómez, Florentín, Cáseres, Méndez, Aquino, Lobato, Romero.
Lineup River Plate
Armani; Herrera, González Pirez, Paulo Díaz, Enzo Díaz; Fonseca, Aliendro; Fernández, Barco; Colidio y Borja.
Warm up
Both teams have already taken to the field at the Monumental Stadium to warm up for the match, which is just minutes away from kicking off.
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Absences River Plate
On the other hand, the local team will have several absentees for this match:
Lanzini (muscle injury)
Pity Martínez (ruptured cruciate ligament)
Milton Casco (knee problems)
Santiago Simón (hand fracture)
Absences Vélez
For this match, the visitors, coached by Quinteros, will be able to count on their full squad to seek their first victory of the tournament.
The arrival
They have arrived! The protagonists have arrived. Both River Plate and Velez Sarsfield players are already at the Monumental Stadium to play this match of the 3rd round of the Argentine league.
Background
The history of confrontations between these two teams is quite extensive and the balance is in favor of Los Millonarios with 87 victories to only 53 wins for Velez. Only 57 draws have been recorded.
The stadium
The venue for this match will be the Monumental stadium, also known as River Plate stadium. This is a sports venue located in the capital city of Argentina: Buenos Aires. It hosts the home matches of the Club Atlético River Plate and was inaugurated on May 26, 1938. It has a capacity to accommodate just over 84 thousand spectators.%2015_21_17.png)
We begin!
All set! We are just under an hour away from the start of Round 3 of the Argentine Primera Division with River Plate vs Velez. Both teams will be looking to continue their good streak in the Argentinean tournament. Will the locals or the visitors be able to come out victorious, or will it all end in a draw? Follow our coverage on VAVEL USA.
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Last roster Vélez
Tomás Marchiori, Leonardo Jara, Emanuel Mammana, Valentín Gómez, Elías Gómez, Santiago Cáseres, José Florentín, Matías Pellegrini, Claudio Aquino, Lenny Lobato, Braian Romero.
Last roster River Plate
Franco Armani, Andrés Herrera, Leandro González Pirez, Paulo Díaz, Enzo Díaz; Nicolás Fonseca, Rodrigo Aliendro; Ignacio Fernández, Esequiel Barco; Franco Mastantuono y Miguel Ángel Borja
Who will be the referee and his assistants?
The central referee for this River Plate vs Vélez will be Facundo Tello; Gabriel Chade first line; Pablo Acevedo, second line; Pablo Giménez, fourth assistant.
How is Vélez Sarsfield coming into this match?
On the other hand, Velez Sarsfield, coached by Gustavo Quinteros, comes to this match after debuting in the first division of Argentina with a 1-1 draw against Barracas Central. However, on match day two, the Velez team could not win again and lost to Independiente by the minimum score. That is why the Velez team must win no matter what in order not to stagnate at the bottom of the general table and thus find their first victory of the competition.
They are currently in 10th place in the table with only one point after two games.
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How is River Plate coming into this match?
The capital team, led by Martin Demichelis, wants to achieve its second victory in a row and maintain its undefeated streak. In their debut in this tournament, River Plate drew 1-1 against Argentinos Juniors. River, just three days later, visited La Fortaleza, Lanús' stadium, where Barracas Central played as home team on matchday 2.In a match that went from low to high for Los Millonarios, Demichelis' pupils, thanks to goals by Miguel Borja and Agustín Ruberto, won by a score of 2-0 against Alejandro Orfila's team and took the first three points of the tournament.
River has had positive impressions in these first days and, currently, the capital comes to this match positioned in 7th place in the general table, tied with three other teams, including Instituto and Argentinos Jrs, but that, by goal difference are below them. With 4 points, River s team has 2 wins and 1 draw.
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Matchday 3 of the Argentine First Division
New month and we are back with the activity of the First Division of Argentina at the beginning of the year. This weekend, we continue with the soccer activity in the Argentine football and Buenos Aires will witness the clash between River Plate and Velez Sarsfield. On the one hand, the capital city side will want to take advantage of their home match against Velez, who are still reeling from their midweek defeat against Independiente.Despite the fact that the locals look like 'favorites' due to the quality of their squad, Velez wants to give the blow on the table and bring joy to their fans to keep climbing up the table and reach the top positions. In the professional era, the record favors River Plate's 87 wins, with 298 goals. Velez won 49, with 208 goals. They tied 44 times. Can Millonarios achieve the victory or will the visitors of Velez do it? Or will it all end in a draw?
The match will be played at the Monumental Stadium
The match between River Plate vs Velez will be played at the Monumental stadium, in Buenos Aires, Argentine. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:15 pm (ET).
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