La Franja beat Sol de América 2-1 at Estadio 17 de Octubre in the opening round of Federal A Championship Zone A. Facundo Monín scored the decisive goal from the penalty spot.
El Xeneize won 2-1 at Complejo Tita, while San Lorenzo drew 2-2 with Ferro. The round featured eight matches across Sunday and Monday, producing six wins and two draws.
Santiago Basile’s squad completed a five-day training cycle ahead of the South American Championship in Paraguay. The defending champions open against Ecuador on 8 August, with the final roster for Luque still to be decided.
The Liga Profesional confirmed dates and kick-off times for rounds four through seven. The schedule runs from 7 to 31 August and includes San Lorenzo-Huracán, Estudiantes-Gimnasia and Racing-Boca, plus a full interzonal matchday.
The preliminary schedule spreads the round from Friday 7 to Monday 10 August. Groups A and B have nine matches each, with action across several provinces and two evening closers still awaiting final confirmation.
The Vélez youth forward debuted against Ecuador and scored two days later in a 1-1 draw at the León Kolbowski stadium. His story connects Haiti, a childhood in Buenos Aires and the ambition to earn a place in November.
The Mendoza side won its Zone B meeting in the second round of the Torneo Clausura. Pablo Dóvalo refereed the match, and the schedule already places both teams back in action on Monday, 3 August.
Ferro host Godoy Cruz and Gimnasia de Jujuy visit Colegiales during an eight-match Saturday. The complete programme runs through Monday and once again puts the promotion race and Reducido places at stake.
Lisandro Mércuri scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Sacachispas following a corner during a rain-affected match in Campana. El Portuario reached 33 points and moved firmly into the Zone A race.
The San Luis side visit Germinal on Sunday, 2 August, at the start of Federal A’s Zone B. Two of the ten participants will be relegated, leaving no room to postpone the search for points in the new stage.
The Liga Profesional begins with five fixtures on 1 August and concludes on Monday night. Newell’s-Boca, River-Rosario Central and Vélez-Independiente are among the headline matches in a schedule with referees and VAR teams confirmed.
'The disciplinary proceedings examine events after the semi-final against England and the final against Spain. Nahuel Molina, Leandro Paredes, Thiago Almada and Roberto Ayala must also submit their responses.