Gimnasia La Plata vs River Plate Highlights - July 29, 2026

Gimnasia La Plata beat River Plate 1-0 in Argentine Liga Profesional on July 29, 2026.

The match was played at Juan Carmelo Zerillo (El Bosque). Alexis Steimbach (80') scored for Gimnasia La Plata.

At kick-off Gimnasia La Plata stood in position 12 with 0 points. Their previous five had brought 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

That run had left Gimnasia La Plata 3 games without defeat. River Plate went into the game in position 13, on 0 points.

They had won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 in their previous five.

A block denied Lucas Martínez Quarta on 4 minutes. Soon after, Tomás Galván saw a shot blocked (7').

Ángel Correa shot wide for River Plate on 8 minutes. Ángel Correa forced a save for River Plate on 31 minutes.

After the break, the referee cautioned Lucas Silva of River Plate on 56 minutes. The keeper had to be alert to keep out Lucas Beltrán’s effort (58').

Shortly afterwards, Agustín Auzmendi could not find the target for Gimnasia La Plata (62').

A block denied Maximiliano Zalazar on 66 minutes. Moments later, Maximiliano Zalazar tested the goalkeeper for Gimnasia La Plata (69').

Maximiliano Zalazar saw a shot blocked (72'). Nicolás Otamendi was booked for River Plate (79').

Soon after, Alexis Steimbach scored for Gimnasia La Plata on 80 minutes after a pass from Maximiliano Zalazar.

Tomás Galván forced a save for River Plate on 89 minutes. Substitutions: Gimnasia La Plata 4, River Plate 5.

River Plate controlled 74.1% of possession. Gimnasia La Plata had 14 shots with 3 on target, while River Plate had 10 and 3.

Goalkeeper saves: Gimnasia La Plata 3, River Plate 1. Corners: Gimnasia La Plata 3, River Plate 8.

River Plate completed the most passes, 617 in total at 87.7% accuracy. The referee produced 3 yellow cards.