Student champions of the final tournament 2025 / Fotobaires
Estudiantes has everything in place to start preparing for the Champions Trophy final, which will take place next Saturday, December 13th at 6 p.m. at the Estadio Único de San Nicolás de los Arroyos against Platense, the champions of the Apertura tournament. At the same time, the club is already starting to develop its roadmap for the future.
With the celebrations still ongoing after winning the Clausura tournament – the title that places them in this definition – the red and white team knows that the year is not over yet and that they have an important commitment ahead of them to continue to dream big for the next calendar.
The changes in formats and the proliferation of new competitions promoted by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) expanded the range of cups in contention and with it the opportunities to add more stars.
In this context, the finale on Saturday not only represents the opportunity to embroider a new title on the sign and enrich the showcase with a new award. The winner also secures the right to take part in two more finals from 2026.
If Estudiantes wins against Platense in San Nicolás, they will automatically qualify for the Argentine Super Cupwhere he will face meIndependent Rivadavia of Mendoza, current Argentine Cup champions. It would be their second appearance in the competition after the 2024 edition, where they lost 2-1 to River at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium in Córdoba Province.
In addition, you would also have access to the International Super Cupby which it should be measured Central rosaryLeague champion and best placed in the annual table. He was already fighting for this trophy in the middle of this year when Vélez won the title in Avellaneda.
The winner secures a place in the International Super Cup and Argentina
But the path doesn’t end here. If they win the Champions Trophy and then one of these competitions, Pincha would secure a place in the Champions Trophy Champions Cupthe new competition, which will be held for the first time in 2026, bringing together the winners of the Argentine Super Cup, the International Super Cup and the Argentine Cup.
The competition is played in a triangular format and the team with the most points wins the title. So far, Independiente Rivadavia has already secured its place. Should a team such as Estudiantes or Platense take part again, the vacancy will be filled by Argentine Cup runners-up Argentinos Juniors. And thus define the champion of Argentine champions
In this way, Saturday’s final is not just about the trophy, but it could also become the key for Estudiantes to continue building its history in our football.
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