Newell's Old Boys beat Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 1-3. Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) played with ten from minute 43. Best on the pitch was O. Salomon, rated 8.2.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   Torneo Apertura 2026
   ARG 5-3-2·4-3-3 ARG
   Coach: Lucas Pusineri · Lucas BernardiReferee: Hernan Mastrangelo, Argentina📍 Estadio Alfredo Terrera
2. 1. First half
   2. 10'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!F. Garcia
   3. 15'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲J. Gomez Mattar▼B. Cabrera
   4. 23'
      ARG
      Yellow card
      A. R. Maciel
   5. 25'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲J. Vallejos▼A. Aguerre
   6. 39'
      ARG
      Yellow card
      F. Mansilla
   7. 40'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!O. SalomonAssist: J. Russo
   8. 43'
      ARG
      Red card
      J. Pignani
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲A. Laprida▼Santiago Moyano
   3. 46'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Y. Casermeiro▼F. Mansilla
   4. 46'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲A. Quiroga▼E. Naya
   5. 64'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!D. BarreraAssist: M. Santos
   6. 67'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲D. Sotelo▼F. Guch
   7. 67'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲W. Nunez▼F. Garcia
   8. 85'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲F. Scarpeccio▼M. Coccaro
   9. 86'
      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲L. Herrera▼W. Mazzantti
   10. 88'
       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲L. Varaldo▼Michael Santos
   11. 90'
       ARG
       GOOOAL!F. ScarpeccioAssist: L. Herrera
   12. 90+2'
       ARG
       Yellow card
       A. Quiroga