Banfield vs River Plate Highlights - August 30, 2026

River Plate beat Banfield 3-2 in Argentine Liga Profesional on August 30, 2026. The match was played at Florencio Solá.

Bruno Sepúlveda (64', 84') scored for Banfield.

Sebastián Driussi (32'), Thiago Almada (41'), Ángel Correa (69') scored for River Plate.

Banfield went into the game in position 11, on 7 points. They had won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 in their previous five.

At kick-off River Plate stood in position 14 with 4 points. Their previous five had brought 1 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeats.

Thiago Almada shot wide for River Plate on 3 minutes. Tomás Adoryan could not find the target for Banfield (9').

Soon after, Alexander Machado sent an effort off target for Banfield (10'). Thiago Almada forced a save for River Plate on 17 minutes.

Shortly afterwards, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Ángel Correa’s effort (20').

Sebastián Driussi tested the goalkeeper for River Plate (24'). Ángel Correa picked out Sebastián Driussi, who scored for River Plate (32').

Thiago Almada converted a penalty for River Plate (41').

After the break, Matías Hernández shot wide for Banfield on 47 minutes. Sebastián Driussi could not find the target for River Plate (54').

Lisandro Piñero saw a shot blocked (63'). Moments later, Nicolás Meriano forced a save for Banfield on 64 minutes.

Bruno Sepúlveda found the net for Banfield (64'). Soon after, Bruno Sepúlveda was booked for Banfield (66').

Ángel Correa scored for River Plate on 69 minutes after a pass from Tomás Galván.

Shortly afterwards, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Nicolás Meriano’s effort (74').

David Salazar tested the goalkeeper for Banfield (78'). Moments later, Lucas Beltrán forced a save for River Plate on 83 minutes.

Lisandro Piñero picked out Bruno Sepúlveda, who scored for Banfield (84'). Substitutions: Banfield 5, River Plate 5.

River Plate controlled 62.4% of possession. Banfield had 14 shots with 5 on target, while River Plate had 19 and 8.

Goalkeeper saves: Banfield 5, River Plate 3. Corners: Banfield 4, River Plate 3.

River Plate completed the most passes, 508 in total at 82.5% accuracy.