With the absence of Independiente and Racing, plus a Boca-San Lorenzo crossing, this is how the playoffs would remain for the moment.
The first phase of Closing Tournament entered the final stretch and several of the matches that could take place in the round of 16 with three days left in the championship.
This Monday’s victory Mouth about Central Barracks 3-1, corresponding to a duel postponed after the death of Miguel Ángel Russoplaced all teams with the same number of games played.
Meanwhile, there are only nine points left at stake to definitively know what the crossings will be like in the Playoffs of the contest, with the possibility of being able to witness a clash between Mouth and Saint Lawrence as the most prominent.
The eight classifieds of the Zone A today they would be Central Córdoba, Estudiantes, Xeneize, Unión de Santa Fe, Defensa y Justicia, Argentinos Juniors, Belgrano and Tigrand. While in the Zone B they would be Deportivo Riestra, Rosario Central, Lanús and Vélezwho have already secured their place in the round of 16, and River, San Lorenzo, San Martin (SJ) and Atlético Tucumán like the rest.
However, it should be noted that in the event that any of those classified for the next instance of the Closing Tournament lose the category -San Martin (SJ) is second to last in both the average table and the annual table – said team will not be able to compete and will be the ninth in the area who takes its place.
Although the location will be defined as in the Apertura Tournament (the round of 16, quarterfinals and semis will be played in the stadium of the best classified), there will be a difference with respect to the competition carried out in the first half of the year. In case of equality in the ninety minutes, there will be extra time and, if the tie persists, the winner will be decided in a penalty shootout.
This is how the round of 16 matches of Clausura 2025 would be today
Key 1
- Central Córdoba (1st Zone A) vs. Atlético Tucumán (8th Zone B)
- Rosario Central (4th B) vs. Defense and Justice (5° A)
- Lanús (2nd B) vs. Belgrano (7th A)
- Boca (3rd A) vs. San Lorenzo (6th B)
Key 2
- Deportivo Riestra (1st B) vs. Tiger (8th A)
- Unión de Santa Fe (4th A) vs. River (5th B)
- Students (2nd A) vs. San Martín (SJ) (7th B)
- Vélez (3rd B) vs. Argentinos Juniors (6th A)
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