Overview
- During Gimnasia–Vélez in La Plata, a hammer thrown from the stands struck referee Yael Falcón Pérez, who consulted security officials and chose to continue the match.
- Aprevide and Buenos Aires provincial police identified a Gimnasia supporter via stadium cameras and detained him on suspicion of throwing the hammer, with stadium bans and other penalties expected.
- In Peru, Ayacucho vs. Comerciantes Unidos was halted late due to fan aggression; the FPF must decide whether to uphold the score or assign a forfeit under FIFA and league regulations.
- After the Boca–River superclásico, a 27-year-old named Mauro Ezequiel Torres was fatally stabbed and his brothers were wounded in a neighborhood fight, with police searching for the suspects.
- Cruz Azul confirmed goalkeeper Kevin Mier fractured his right tibia after a challenge by Pumas’ Adalberto Carrasquilla; the club plans to seek disciplinary action while Pumas’ coach defended his player.