Ronaldo Martínez scored a hat trick for Vélez and reached the top of the Clausura scorers chart

The Torneo Clausura found in Ronaldo Martínez one of its biggest names of the round. The Paraguayan forward delivered a memorable hat trick in Vélez's win, a performance that not only sustained the Fortín's good form, but also took him to the top of the scorers table.

The day was marked by a scene that has already begun circulating as a candidate for an award: the striker's bicycle kick, a finish that around the tournament is already being described as a play that “should be” a Puskás. Beyond the label, the impact was immediate: Vélez celebrated a high-level individual display and the Paraguayan established himself as the tournament's leading scorer.

A scorer who changed the round

Martínez's performance stood out in two ways. On the one hand, because of the weight of his three goals in a decisive match for his team. On the other, because of the context: his level took him to the top of the Clausura scoring table at a stage of the tournament where every point and every goal start to matter more.

In a championship that is now entering its most intense stretch, Vélez also kept alive its hope of staying in the hunt at the top. The Fortín visited Central Córdoba needing a win to remain in contention in the battle for the tabla anual, although already without any chance of reaching the playoffs. In that context, the team of Sebastián Domínguez tried to maintain its place in the season's big-picture race.

The big picture of the Clausura

While Vélez leaned on its scorer's hot streak, the tournament is moving toward an increasingly tight finish. The battle for the tabla anual has begun to define important positions, with places shaping qualification for the 2027 cups and a race that is giving no one any breathing room at the top.

At the same time, the championship calendar already has a marquee attraction on the horizon: the next round will bring the Superclásico between Boca and River, which will be played at the Bombonera on fecha 15. That clash promises to command much of the attention in Argentine football, in a final stretch where every result can alter the table.

For now, however, the spotlight of the round stayed on Ronaldo Martínez: a striker in brilliant form, a hat trick that mattered in the result, and a night that suddenly put him at the center of the Clausura conversation.