Overview
- Liga Profesional, which published the dates on Friday, set fixtures for matchdays 13 to 16 that will close the Torneo Apertura’s regular phase before the playoffs.
- The Superclásico is booked at River Plate’s Monumental as the interzonal of the round and figures to shape playoff seeding for both teams.
- Independiente Rivadavia will make its Copa Libertadores debut at Mendoza’s Malvinas Argentinas against Bolívar before visiting Fluminense at the Maracanã.
- Rosario Central layers Libertadores group games against Independiente del Valle, Libertad and Universidad Central into its league run, while Newell’s adds a Copa Argentina tie with Acassuso.
- Clubs face tight turnarounds and long trips that push rotation plans, with some domestic cup details still pending such as Independiente Rivadavia’s 16th‑final tie against Tigre.