Overview

• Boca’s demolition at La Bombonera featured a Milton Giménez brace plus goals from Ayrton Costa, Brian Aguirre and Lautaro Blanco, lifting the Xeneize level on points with Unión, Estudiantes and Barracas Central and strengthening their Libertadores push.
• Estudiantes and Barracas drew 1-1 in La Plata in a match marred by disputed calls involving referee Nazareno Arasa and VAR José Carreras, with offside rulings and a contested equalizer fueling complaints from the home side.
• Huracán beat Banfield 1-0 at the Tomás Adolfo Ducó to halt a six-game winless run, with Luciano Giménez scoring before Banfield’s Gabriel Vega was sent off for a late studs-up challenge.
• Rosario Central overturned an early Miguel Borja strike to defeat River Plate 2-1 at the Gigante de Arroyito through goals by Franco Ibarra and Ignacio Malcorra.
• Sevilla routed Barcelona 4-1 to stall the Catalans’ bid to retake LaLiga’s lead, Rayo Vallecano snatched a late win at Real Sociedad, and Gimnasia (Jujuy) secured a Primera Nacional playoff berth to face San Miguel with home advantage.