River Plate vs Argentinos Juniors tickets Liga Argentina

River Plate hosted Argentinos Juniors at El Monumental in Buenos Aires on Sunday, August 16th, 2026 at 6.00pm, with plenty separating the two on the table: the visitors arrived top of the Liga Argentina on 16 points, while the hosts sat eleventh on 7, chasing a lift in a season still in its early stretch at matchday 5 of 16. That gap gave the meeting real weight, the leaders looking to keep their run going and River pushing to close ground at home. The pairing already had recent history: the two clubs met earlier the same season, again at this ground, and had faced each other back in February 2023 at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. With both results carrying consequences at either end of the standings, this was a fixture worth its place on the calendar.