Overview
- Gimnasia de Mendoza clinched Zone B by beating Defensores de Belgrano and will face Zone A leader Deportivo Madryn in a neutral-site final for direct promotion, with date, time and venue to be confirmed.
- Deportivo Madryn finished atop Zone A with 60 points, while Gimnasia closed Zone B on 63, setting up a one-match title decider for the first berth in the Liga Profesional.
- The Reducido first round is locked in: Atlanta vs. Chaco For Ever; Estudiantes (Río Cuarto) vs. Patronato; Tristán Suárez vs. Agropecuario; Estudiantes (BA) vs. Deportivo Maipú; Gimnasia y Tiro vs. Temperley; Deportivo Morón vs. San Martín (T); Gimnasia (J) vs. San Miguel.
- First-round ties are single matches at the higher seed’s stadium with sporting advantage for the host, the loser of Madryn–Gimnasia enters at the quarterfinal stage, and subsequent rounds are two legs with higher seeds holding advantage.
- Deportivo Maipú sealed seventh in Zone A with a 3–0 win over Atlanta, qualified for the 2026 Copa Argentina, and will visit Estudiantes de Buenos Aires in the Reducido opener; Arsenal, Alvarado, Talleres (RdE) and Defensores Unidos were relegated.