Overview
- Banfield defeated Newell’s Old Boys 2-1 at Estadio Marcelo Bielsa to claim an upset win in Rosario.
- Rodrigo Auzmendi opened the scoring with a long-range strike and later secured victory with a free-kick deflected off Armando Méndez.
- Éver Banega had drawn Newell’s level with a free-kick that glanced off the wall before halftime.
- Keylor Navas was omitted from Newell’s squad after declining to start as he pursues a transfer to Pumas de México.
- A fan-thrown projectile struck Mauro Méndez’s nose during second-half celebrations, forcing a pause for medical treatment.