he Final tournament 2025 He started Playoffsround Round of 16 Which begins the direct elimination phase with the aim of determining who will be the new champion of the tournament Argentine football. Once the matches were decided, the day began with two exciting, heated and controversial matches, the first in Liniers and the second in Santiago del Estero. However, before Boca Talleres was out of the race, the memo was delivered by Estudiantes who declared war on Central: first they disowned him as champion and then eliminated him in the Gigante de Arroito itself. Now join Central barracks Who won 1-0 Deportivo Ristra The winner awaits the key, which will later be played by Unión and Gimnasia in Santa Fe.
On Saturday, on the first mata mata, Argentinos Juniors Enjoyed a five-minute marathon Hernan Lopez MuñozDiego’s great nephew, who scored two wonderful goals to win Velez 2-0 and qualifies for the quarter-finals, where the competitor awaits the confrontation between Boca and Talleres, on Sunday evening at the Bombonera Stadium.
The ones he drives Guillermo Barros Schelotto They complained about the arbitration Andres MerlosEspecially after the referee awarded a penalty kick and then retracted his decision when reviewing the play after a call from the referee Video Assistant Referee. The coach with a past in Lanus and Boca exploded against Merlos, which ended with him being fired.
Far from those claims Patriarchal They have dedicated themselves to celebrating and enjoying the next stage knowing that they will be visitors again if Boca advance, or they can be local if Boca wins. Carlos Tevez She managed to surprise Xeneize Stadium.
If we talk about anger, the temperature is over in Santiago, where Central Cordoba I managed to turn the result around St. Lawrence They celebrated the 2-1 score because it meant reaching the top eight in the competition. Now you must play against whoever emerges as the winner Central rosary and La Plata students. Like Argentinos, Ferroviario will be visitors if Arroeto advances, but will be a home team if Pencha wins.
But apart from Santiago’s victory and joy, the night was marked by the match referee Nazareno Araza awarding a penalty kick after the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). Central Cordoba Two Ciclón players were sent off. At the end of the match, quarrels broke out between visiting players angry at the referee and people from the local club. An atmosphere of constant tension, like everything that happens in Argentine football.
On Sunday, the temperature remained very high. The matter is that the AFC forced Estudiantes to open a corridor for the champion of Rosario Central, “appointed” by President Tapia. The Bencha players complied, but with a historic gesture and turned their backs on their mischievous colleagues.
It was a declaration of war, so much so that Dominguez’s team played the home of the best team of the year in the annual table and, with a brilliant goal from Sitri, spoiled Canala’s home party.
After a while, Boca met Talleres de Carlos Tevez, who returned to La Bombonera and reached the quarter-finals with a brace from Miguel Merentel.
Now, Úbeda’s side faces a real test: they will face Argentinos Juniors, a Nicolas Diez team that has been one of the best teams this year, both in play and results since they played in the Copa Argentina final and were the third best team in the annual table.
This is how the qualifiers for the Clausura Championship ended
