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.
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.
El Globo won 1-0 at the Roberto Ricardo Larrosa stadium in round three of the women's Clausura. Milagros Rodríguez headed the winner 44 minutes into the second half after the match had reached the interval goalless.
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.
Las Gladiadoras beat Newell's 2-0 at Casa Amarilla through second-half goals from Brisa Priori and Luzmila Ramírez. Boca reached six points in the women's Clausura and recorded a second straight win after defeating Racing.
The Núñez side beat Regatas 83-74 in San Nicolás after regulation ended 69-69. River completed a 2-0 Liga Federal semifinal victory, earned promotion to the Liga Argentina and advanced to the final against Mitre de Posadas.
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.
San Lorenzo host the Mendoza side at 19:00 on Tuesday at the Pedro Bidegain in Clausura matchday two. Néstor Gorosito’s team need to halt two defeats, while Darío Franco’s visitors aim to sustain their positive start.
The programme begins on Friday 31 July with Arsenal against Brown de Adrogué and ends on Sunday 2 August. Saturday carries six matches, all from 15:00, in a round involving all 22 clubs.
Facundo Castro assessed the 1-1 draw with Agropecuario in Mataderos and admitted the team struggled to develop its approach at times. Chicago rescued a point through Simón Pérez and now look ahead to Atlético de Rafaela.
The AFA confirmed the complete schedule for matchday 27: ten games will be played on Saturday, 25 July, with Deportivo Laferrere against Talleres de Remedios de Escalada closing the round on Sunday, 26 July.