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Most In-Form defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

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

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At a glance

A. Núñez of Argentinos JRS is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.9, and Marco Pellegrino has been the form player this season, grading 65, and G. Montiel leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Marco Pellegrino has improved his Season rating most, up +50.1 on last season, while Daniel Herrera's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.7 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
A. Núñez65.9RTG
Argentinos JRS
In form
Marco Pellegrino65SsN
Huracan
Rising potential
Daniel Herrera+9.7RTG
San Lorenzo · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Marco Pellegrino+50.1SsN
Huracan · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
G. Montiel7goals
River Plate
Most valuable
Marco Pellegrino24.6val
Huracan
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PlayerTeam
1Marco PellegrinoCentre-backHuracan246532.1%5511.9%
2F. ÁlvarezCentre-backArgentinos JRS266310.9%510.8%
3J. KomarCentre-backRosario Central3063110.4%3213.9%
4E. HerreraFull-backSan Lorenzo235912.4%542.5%
5L. MoralesCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba35571.9%195%
6C. IbáñezFull-backHuracan275613.7%454.7%
7Lisandro LópezCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba3756104.8%1477.6%
8C. PazCentre-backDeportivo Riestra315627.4%297.1%
9L. BlancoFull-backBoca Juniors275415.7%470.9%
10C. IzquierdozCentre-backLanus37545.7%169.7%
11S. PrietoFull-backArgentinos JRS33540.9%212.4%
12F. AlarcónCentre-backInstituto Cordoba32538.7%257.4%
13S. MarcichFull-backLanus285213.2%422.3%
14A. MacielCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago295289.8%3617.7%
15G. BenedettiFull-backEstudiantes L.P.2552323%5315.9%
16L. Di LolloCentre-backBoca Juniors22512.4%561.8%
17A. SpörleFull-backBelgrano Cordoba315063.9%2611.5%
18Daniel HerreraCentre-backSan Lorenzo2249544.7%5322.2%
19L. FerreiraCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia2648158.8%498.7%
20L. MartínezCentre-backRiver Plate30481.7%3413%
21Elías GómezFull-backVelez Sarsfield32477.5%3017.1%
22R. GiampaoliCentre-backBoca Juniors264722.4%4810.3%
23A. MaldonadoCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba294628.1%335.9%
24J. GarcíaCentre-backVelez Sarsfield25455338.3%
25F. ZabalaFull-backIndependiente2745199.3%4522%
26F. MansillaCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago2745434.5%4115%
27T. GuidaraCentre-backLanus304527.7%314%
28T. PalaciosFull-backEstudiantes L.P.234423.7%544.3%
29N. SansotreCentre-backDeportivo Riestra334336.6%215.9%
30A. BarrionuevoFull-backTigre2943162%3831.9%
31E. CannavoFull-backRacing Club24428.7%523.6%
32E. MezaFull-backEstudiantes L.P.274292.7%4516.2%
33I. GalvánFull-backAtletico Tucuman2442603.3%5115.2%
34E. MartínezCentre-backGimnasia L.P.2842212.7%4128.5%
35Alcides BenítezFull-backBelgrano Cordoba244248
36L. GonzálezCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.3441115.6%1738.1%
37Ignacio OvandoCentre-backRosario Central1941986.8%5824.8%
38P. SilvaFull-backGimnasia L.P.294124.8%396.8%
39E. MuñozCentre-backGimnasia M.364148.2%1937.8%
40S. NúñezCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.264116.8%470.9%
41M. de RitisFull-backSan Lorenzo2341149.7%5212.3%
42D. FernándezCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia25402.2%490.8%
43Joel GodoyFull-backSarmiento Junin214057
44N. DemartiniFull-backBarracas Central26402.9%463.8%
45L. MagallánCentre-backVelez Sarsfield3340142.9%2579.4%
46J. RodríguezFull-backAtletico Tucuman3240112.4%2330.6%
47J. CanaleCentre-backLanus304077.1%3016%
48A. SteimbachFull-backGimnasia L.P.24395443.5%
49F. PereyraCentre-backHuracan363932.6%1713.9%
50G. SusoCentre-backAtletico Tucuman35396.9%1610.2%