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Most In-Form centre-backs in Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

The most in-form centre-backs in Liga Profesional Argentina in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Ignacio Ovando of Rosario Central is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 57.6, and Lisandro López has been the form player this season, grading 74.9, and G. Montiel leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lisandro López has improved his Season rating most, up +59.8 on last season, while L. Rivero's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marco Pellegrino of Huracan is the most valuable name in this group at 24.6.

Best talent
Ignacio Ovando57.6RTG
Rosario Central
In form
Lisandro López74.9SsN
Belgrano Cordoba
Rising potential
L. Rivero+8.5RTG
River Plate · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Lisandro López+59.8SsN
Belgrano Cordoba · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
G. Montiel5goals
River Plate
Most valuable
Marco Pellegrino24.6val
Huracan
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PlayerTeam
1Lisandro LópezCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba3775174.4%18136.8%
2F. ÁlvarezCentre-backArgentinos JRS266921.5%523.8%
3L. MoralesCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba356410.3%203.5%
4A. MaldonadoCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba296170.8%3911.6%
5N. OtamendiCentre-backRiver Plate3858±0%571.9%
6L. Di LolloCentre-backBoca Juniors225714.2%57±0%
7L. MartínezCentre-backRiver Plate305719.1%3413.6%
8T. GuidaraCentre-backLanus305510.9%313.3%
9C. PazCentre-backDeportivo Riestra315429.8%297.4%
10L. RiveroCentre-backRiver Plate225423%541.5%
11J. MeliCentre-backInstituto Cordoba265375.8%521.8%
12C. IzquierdozCentre-backLanus37522.8%156.3%
13J. KomarCentre-backRosario Central305274.4%3019.8%
14G. HernándezCentre-backSan Lorenzo2851±0%347.6%
15A. MacielCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago295185.4%3618.1%
16E. MancusoCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.275064.9%4225.2%
17F. AlarcónCentre-backInstituto Cordoba32503.3%258.1%
18E. MartínezCentre-backGimnasia L.P.2850271.6%4027.2%
19Marco PellegrinoCentre-backHuracan2449±0%512.2%
20L. MagallánCentre-backVelez Sarsfield3249200.6%2645.9%
21F. MansillaCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago2749477.4%4115.3%
22G. SusoCentre-backAtletico Tucuman354815.3%182.3%
23F. PereyraCentre-backHuracan364817.1%189%
24J. GarcíaCentre-backVelez Sarsfield25475541.9%
25R. GiampaoliCentre-backBoca Juniors264722.4%465.5%
26L. GonzálezCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.3446140.1%1734.1%
27E. AmorCentre-backSan Lorenzo3146124.1%2072.8%
28A. CostaCentre-backBoca Juniors274511.1%441.1%
29G. MontielCentre-backRiver Plate294314.1%389%
30E. MammanaCentre-backVelez Sarsfield304382.9%3225.7%
31N. SansotreCentre-backDeportivo Riestra334238.5%249%
32L. FerreiraCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia2642124.1%462.9%
33J. CanaleCentre-backLanus304183%3016.7%
34A. SchottCentre-backTalleres Cordoba26419.8%529.3%
35I. VázquezCentre-backPlatense29406.9%338.3%
36D. FernándezCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia25403.7%49±0%
37S. ArzamendiaCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.2839176.6%411%
38L. MosevichCentre-backArgentinos JRS293952.4%3831.7%
39J. LudueñaCentre-backUnion Santa Fe2338160.5%5517.1%
40Ignacio OvandoCentre-backRosario Central1938905.3%5824.1%
41L. CarrizoCentre-backNewells Old Boys29381156.7%241.3%
42N. MerianoCentre-backBanfield253862.8%498.9%
43D. ArboledaCentre-backSan Lorenzo303722
44G. CampiCentre-backBarracas Central3537±0%1247.1%
45E. MuñozCentre-backGimnasia M.353630.8%1937.8%
46G. MaffiniCentre-backEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto3336107.6%2071.3%
47N. ZalazarCentre-backAldosivi29355.4%3611.7%
48J. LasoCentre-backTigre363531%189.1%
49S. FernándezCentre-backTalleres Cordoba213553.3%5513.3%
50K. LomónacoCentre-backIndependiente243445.2%540.6%