Overview

• Boca crushed Newell’s 5-0 at La Bombonera to climb to the top of Zona A, powered by a Milton Giménez brace plus goals from Ayrton Costa, Brian Aguirre and Lautaro Blanco.
• Estudiantes drew 1-1 with Barracas Central and protested key calls, including Jhonatan Candia’s equalizer after a suspected foul and a later offside ruling following a lengthy VAR review, with Nazareno Arasa on the field and José Carreras in the booth.
• Sevilla overwhelmed Barcelona 4-1 at the Sánchez Pizjuán, denying Barça a chance to take first place and tightening the early LaLiga title picture.
• Huracán ended a six-match winless run by beating Banfield 1-0 with a Luciano Giménez header as Gabriel Vega saw red, while Lanús edged San Lorenzo 2-1 and Rosario Central rallied to beat River Plate 2-1.
• Rayo Vallecano earned a late win at Anoeta through Alfonso ‘Pacha’ Espino’s strike, and Amsurrbac stayed atop its Liga Cordobesa zone after routing Instituto 6-1.