Overview
- Racing won 2-0 at Huracán with goals from Duván Vergara and Matías Zaracho, lifting the club to ninth in Zone A on 10 points.
- Deportivo Riestra beat Gimnasia 1-0 through Milton Céliz to reach 19 points and take first place in Zone B, leaving Gimnasia eighth with 9.
- The Copa Argentina quarterfinal between River Plate and Racing was scheduled for Thursday, October 2, with venue and kickoff still to be confirmed; Independiente Rivadavia awaits the winner.
- Tigres coach Guido Pizarro confirmed André-Pierre Gignac and Javier Aquino will not travel to face Pumas to rest them for Wednesday’s league match against Atlas.
- Pre-match updates include Universitario visiting UTC in Trujillo with Álex Valera calling for three points, Unión leading domestically and enforcing online-only ticketing with a $15,000 bono, and Colón beginning concentration as Ezequiel Medrán tests formations.