The 2026 Clausura is moving through its sixth round, designed as an interzonal matchday and stretched from Friday 21 to Monday 24 August. At the close of Sunday's update, eleven results were confirmed, Racing against Boca remained in the night slot and three matches would complete the programme the next day. The schedule makes it possible to follow progress without confusing completed scores with fixtures still to be played.
Friday opened with Unión's 3-1 victory over Aldosivi and a 0-0 draw between Estudiantes de Río Cuarto and San Lorenzo. Saturday produced five games: Gimnasia de Mendoza beat Gimnasia 3-2 in La Plata, Atlético Tucumán and Instituto drew 0-0, Independiente and Independiente Rivadavia also finished scoreless, Newell's defeated Banfield 2-1, and Huracán shared a 0-0 draw with Deportivo Riestra.
Sunday's action added four results before the Avellaneda clásico. Sarmiento beat Estudiantes 2-0, Platense won 2-1 away to Barracas Central, Defensa y Justicia defeated Belgrano 2-1 and River drew 2-2 with Vélez. Racing against Boca was scheduled for 21:30, so a score cannot be assigned within an update completed before that match had reached its conclusion.
Monday the 24th will close the round with three matches. Tigre host Central Córdoba from 19:00. Lanús against Argentinos Juniors and Talleres against Rosario Central will then kick off simultaneously at 21:15. Those fixtures complete a 15-game matchday in a tournament containing two zones of 15 teams, with the interzonal round connecting both groups without merging their separate standings.
Matchday seven already has dates and times from Friday the 28th through Monday the 31st. Huracán–Estudiantes de Río Cuarto and Unión–Sarmiento open on Friday. Saturday brings Riestra–Vélez, Rosario Central–Gimnasia, Boca–Lanús, Talleres–Central Córdoba and Atlético Tucumán–Belgrano. Sunday's card contains Banfield–River, Argentinos–Aldosivi, Independiente–Gimnasia de Mendoza and Independiente Rivadavia–Racing.
Monday the 31st completes that round with Defensa y Justicia–Platense and Estudiantes–Newell's at 19:00, followed by Tigre–Barracas Central and Instituto–San Lorenzo at 21:15. The distribution confirms the tournament's immediate continuity: only four days separate the end of the sixth chapter from the start of the seventh. Workload management and travel will consequently influence another short preparation cycle for the squads.
The Clausura began on 22 July and its final is scheduled for 12 December at Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona in La Plata. The opening phase contains 16 rounds, and the top eight teams in each zone advance to the round of 16. In that structure, every interzonal result counts in the relevant group while the full fixture separates completed matches, immediate commitments and the route towards the knockout stage.
