River took a two-goal lead into half-time, but Vélez responded after the break and drew 2-2 at the Monumental. Ángel Correa, a Thiago Silvero own goal, Diego Valdés and Manuel Lanzini supplied the goals.
The interzonal sixth round of the 2026 Clausura had produced results in eleven matches by Sunday's update and will continue with three games on Monday. Matchday seven is already scheduled from 28 to 31 August.
Boca defeated Deportivo Recoleta 4-0 in Asunción and reached the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals with a 7-1 aggregate score. Ascacíbar, Villa, Merentiel and Velasco scored in a match controlled from beginning to end.
Independiente Rivadavia drew 1-1 with Fluminense at the Malvinas Argentinas and were eliminated 5-4 on penalties in the Copa Libertadores round of 16. Serna put the visitors ahead, Arce levelled late and Fábio saved two shootout attempts.
Sunday, 16 August begins with Sarmiento-Huracán at 15:00 before River-Argentinos at 18:00. Barracas-Rosario Central and Central Córdoba-Instituto complete the programme at 20:15, with all kick-off times listed in Argentina.
Rosario Central and Corinthians drew 0-0 at the Gigante de Arroyito in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores round-of-16 tie. The Rosario side created more danger, but Hugo Souza and the visiting defence preserved parity.
Lanús won 3-0 at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium and closed round four of the Clausura on six points. Dylan Aquino broke the deadlock and Yoshan Valois scored twice against a Talleres side with three defeats in four matches.
The Millonarias won in round three of the women's Clausura through a Mercedes Diz brace and an Aldana Barrionuevo goal. Jesica Casatti scored late for the Tatengas, who suffered their first defeat of the tournament.
Defensa y Justicia beat Newell's 2-1 in Florencio Varela in round four of the Clausura. Fernando Román and Tomás Pérez scored for the Halcón, who reached seven points in Group A, while Bruno Cabrera replied for the visitors.
The Lepra beat Estudiantes de Río Cuarto 2-1 in round four of Group B. The Paraguayan striker scored from the penalty spot and struck again nine minutes later, before Gabriel Alanís pulled one back near the end.
The Santa Fe side won 2-1 at Estadio 15 de Abril in the postponed round-two fixture. Lucas Menossi and Joaquín Mosqueira scored for the hosts after Felipe Peña Biafore had equalised for Lanús.
The refereeing schedule covers Liga Profesional matches from 7 to 11 August as well as the upcoming rounds in Primera Nacional, Primera B, Primera C and Promocional Amateur. Darío Herrera will oversee the San Lorenzo-Huracán derby.