Overview
- Álex Arce scored in the 23rd minute and Gonzalo Ríos added a 72nd‑minute finish to secure progression.
- The match was played at La Pedrera in San Luis and served as Argentina’s first official fixture of the year.
- The victory moves the defending champions into the round of 32 to face the winner of Tigre versus Claypole.
- Independiente Rivadavia, based in Mendoza and coached by Berti, will play its Apertura opener at Bautista Gargantini.
- Reports differ on Arce’s opener, with some accounts crediting Alejo Osella for the assist and others citing a Matías Fernández cross flicked by Sheyko Studer.