They concluded this Monday Quarter-finals of the 2025 Clausura Championship and The four clubs that qualified for the semi-finals have been determined They are still in the race for the penultimate title of the Argentine football season: Boca Juniors, Racing, Estudiantes and Gimnasia de La Plata.
Zenize won over Argentinos Juniors 1-0 In Bombonera with explanation Ayrton Costa Their opponent will be the Academy, which defeated Matador on penalties 4 to 2 after a goalless draw in 120 minutes of play at the Cilindro de Avellaneda Stadium. In the penalty shootout goalkeeper Facundo Campesis I stopped the shots Thomas Cardona and Joaquin Lasso While they scored for their team Adrian Martinez, Adrian Fernandez, Gabriel Rojas and Augustin Garcia Basso. Julian Lopez and Diego Sosa Turn it into a loser.
At the bottom of the table, there will be a La Plata classic in the semi-finals. El Pencha beat Central Cordoba from Santiago del Estero at the Madre Unico de Ciudades Stadium with a 1-0 win with a goal from Thiago Palacios While Lobo did the same against Paracas Central 2 to 0 as a visitor with celebrations Manuel Panaro and Franco Torres.
The semi-final matches are scheduled to be held next weekend, with a schedule that will be announced on Tuesday by the Professional League. The induction, as it has become official, will take place on Saturday, December 13 at the Único Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero. Who is the champion will compete a week later in the Champions Cup against Platense, winner of the inaugural tournament, and will qualify for the 2026 Copa Libertadores with the “Argentina 2” quota.
If the winner of the competition is Boca, it will release the share it achieved in the 2026 Libertadores through the annual table and it will be the preference of Picho, River and Independiente. In the case of the team from the La Patternal neighborhood in Buenos Aires, it will qualify for the group stage of the Libertadores and leave its place in the qualifiers to Millonario, who is currently playing in the Copa Sudamericana 2026. Like the cast Marcelo Gallardo He will leave his place in the Sudamericana, himself choosing the red color because it is the one that continues in the annual.
Ironically, Racing’s return to the Olympics also helps Independiente because it will punch their ticket to the 2026 Sudamericana and give them a chance.