Overview

• A 3-0 win at Independiente Rivadavia in Mendoza, featuring a Tomás Bottari own goal and finishes by Exequiel Zeballos and Alan Velasco, lifted Boca back into the continental frame.
• Boca now has 39 points in the season-long standings and holds the Libertadores playoff berth in third place behind River Plate and Rosario Central.
• River reached 42 points with a 4-2 victory over Godoy Cruz to lead on goal difference over Rosario Central (+20 to +15), powered by braces from Sebastián Driussi and Giuliano Galoppo.
• Allocation of international slots can be reassigned if champions of the Apertura, Clausura, Copa Argentina or current continental tournaments already qualify, potentially moving places down the table.
• The league released the Fecha 6 slate, highlighted by Boca vs. Banfield on August 24 and Lanús vs. River on August 25.