Ronaldo Martínez’s three goals drive Vélez’s 5-0 rout in Clausura - 14

Vélez’s five-goal statement leads the round

Vélez Sarsfield produced the most emphatic result of Clausura - 14, beating Central Cordoba de Santiago 5-0. Matías Pellegrini opened the scoring in the seventh minute, Ronaldo Martinez added goals in the 21st and 58th minutes, Lucas Robertone struck in the 61st, and Martinez completed his hat-trick with a penalty in the 83rd minute. Martinez was the round’s top scorer with three goals.

The result strengthened Vélez’s position in Clausura - Group A, where they are second on 27 points. Instituto Cordoba remain first on 32 points, while Boca Juniors and Defensa Y Justicia are also on 27 points. Across all 15 matches in the round, teams scored 30 goals.

Three results reshape the picture

Union Santa Fe delivered one of the round’s biggest surprises by defeating Estudiantes L.P. 3-1. Lucas Ayala’s own goal gave Estudiantes the lead in the 40th minute, before Cristian Tarragona equalised for Union Santa Fe in the 51st. Marcelo Estigarriba put Union ahead in the 64th minute, and Erik Ramirez completed the comeback in the 90th. Estudiantes remain first in Apertura - Group A on 31 points, while Union are eighth on 21 points in that table. In Clausura - Group A, Estudiantes are 11th on 14 points and Union are 10th on 17 points.

Defensa Y Justicia also overturned the pre-match table order, winning 2-1 away to Talleres Cordoba. Agustin Alvarez Martínez put Talleres ahead in the 32nd minute, but Leandro Fernández equalised for Defensa in the 47th and Juan Manuel Gutiérrez completed the comeback in the 88th. Defensa are fourth in Clausura - Group A on 27 points; Talleres are 15th on nine points.

Aldosivi beat Belgrano Cordoba 1-0 through Andres Vombergar’s 20th-minute goal. Belgrano are fifth on 26 points in Apertura - Group B, 18 points ahead of Aldosivi’s eight, but the Clausura - Group B positions are different: Belgrano are fifth on 22 points and Aldosivi 14th on 11.

Late goals settle tight contests

Boca Juniors won 1-0 at Independiente when Facundo Ezequiel Herrera scored in the 88th minute. River Plate also prevailed by one goal, beating Racing Club 1-0 through Lautaro Rivero in the 33rd minute. In their respective Clausura groups, Boca are third in Group A on 27 points and River fourth in Group B on 23.

Rosario Central retained first place in Clausura - Group B on 28 points with a 2-0 win over Huracan. Emanuel Coronel scored in the 20th minute and Ángel Di María added the second in the 84th. Argentinos JRS beat Independ. Rivadavia 1-0 through Sebastián Prieto’s 67th-minute goal, leaving Argentinos second in Group B on 25 points.

Platense came from behind to beat Gimnasia M. 2-1. Agustín Módica scored for Gimnasia in the 10th minute, before Juan Carlos Gauto equalised in the 79th and Bruno Christian Sepulveda completed the comeback in the 90th. Gimnasia are seventh in Clausura - Group A on 20 points, with Platense 12th on 14.

The remaining results and lower-table pressure

Barracas Central beat Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 2-1 after Ibrahim Hesar’s opener in the 44th minute. Enzo Taborda equalised in the 66th and Rafael Barrios scored the winner in the 74th. Gimnasia L.P. defeated Sarmiento Junin 2-0, with Ignacio Fernández scoring in the 13th and Franco Ramón Torres in the 74th.

Instituto Cordoba beat Deportivo Riestra 1-0 through Jeremías Ezequiel Lázaro’s 84th-minute penalty. Tigre lost 1-0 to Atletico Tucuman, whose winner came from Ramiro Ruiz Rodriguez in the 72nd. Banfield drew 1-1 with Lanus, while San Lorenzo and Newells Old Boys finished 0-0.

In Clausura - Group B, Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto are 15th on nine points and Aldosivi are 14th on 11. In Group A, Talleres are 15th on nine points and Central Cordoba de Santiago are 14th on 10. Those positions show the current lower-table pressure, but the supplied standings do not establish relegation or confirmed qualification.