Overview
- Bruno Medina opened the scoring with a header, and substitute Damián Ovejero sealed it late with another header from a Carlos Juárez free kick.
- The first leg was split over two days after heavy rain and then restarted following an approximately 40‑minute delay caused by a missing ambulance, with the remaining 45 minutes played in two short halves.
- Coach Walter Arrieta’s elastic 3‑4‑3 stretched the field and stifled Talleres’ buildup, while late substitutions of Juárez and Ovejero proved decisive.
- Tucumán Central carries a two-goal advantage to Perico on Sunday, when the Región Norte champion will be decided for a berth in the promotion playoff to Federal A.
- Players and staff at Tucumán Central urged caution about the away test, while Talleres coach Nazareno Godoy criticized the conditions and insisted his side can overturn the deficit at home.