Overview

• Ignacio Malcorra converted a stoppage-time penalty to beat Vélez 2-1 after VAR alerted referee Andrés Merlos to a foul by Elías Gómez on Emanuel Coronel, with a subsequent red card also issued on review.
• Match reports judged the key VAR interventions correct, and Ariel Holan praised his side’s competitiveness after the away victory in Liniers.
• The win secures Central’s Copa Sudamericana berth, keeps them atop the annual table and strengthens their position in the race for continental qualification.
• Vélez coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto confronted Holan at the final whistle, then called the episode his mistake and publicly apologized in his press conference.
• Central’s fifth division clinched the AFA youth championship with a 5-0 win over Aldosivi, while Aldosivi’s senior 2-0 victory against Huracán tightened the relegation fight by leaving Newell’s six points clear with four matches left.