Platense and Boca Juniors drew 2-2. Boca Juniors played with ten from minute 43. Claudio A. Sponton scored 2 goals.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   Torneo Apertura 1997
   Referee: Lamolina📍 Vélez SarsfieldAttendance: 17,481
2. 1. First half
   2. 10'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!CSClaudio A. Sponton
   3. 40'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!SASergio Daniel Martínez Alzuri
   4. 43'
      ARG
      Red card
      RIRiquelme
3. 1. Second half
   2. 53'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!CSClaudio A. Sponton
   3. 71'
      ARG
      GOOOAL!RARodolfo M. Arruabarrena