This is how the Clausura Tournament table looked on matchday 5 this Sunday the 17th: River remains top and Boca, who won again, moved into the Libertadores zone.

It was a Sunday in which Argentine football , at least for a while, returned to "normal." River Plate and Boca Juniors , the two biggest teams in the country, ended the day with a smile. For the Millionaires, with a 4-2 win over Godoy Cruz that allows them to remain leaders of Zone B of the Clausura Tournament after matchday 5, and for the Xeneize, because they put an end to the worst streak in their history after 12 games without being able to win, which ended with a 3-0 win against Independiente Rivadavia in Mendoza. Thus, those led by Miguel Ángel Russo are in the qualification zone for the next Copa Libertadores in the annual table , which also determines which two teams will be relegated to the Primera Nacional .

Matchday 5 began on Friday with three matches: a goalless draw between Aldosivi and Belgrano ; Unión 's 4-0 thrashing of Instituto in Córdoba; and Tigre 's agonizing 2-1 victory over Racing in Avellaneda, the night of Gustavo Costas's outburst against referee Darío Herrera.

On Saturday, the ball began to roll in Vicente López, where Platense beat San Lorenzo 2-1 in another heated match with referee complaints, in this case against Sebastián Martínez Beligoy , who sent off a player from each team and left many doubts about his performance. El Ciclón suffered its first defeat of the championship, which put its lead in Zone B at risk, and Calamar, champion of the Apertura, obtained its first victory, which put it in the top 8 of those who will advance to the next round. The goals? A double from Ronaldo Martínez for Kily González's team and the partial tie from Elías Báez .

Then it was Huracán 's turn to host Argentinos Juniors at Parque Patricios, in another match where the referee was the focus. Luis Lobo Medina had to be assisted by VAR on a couple of occasions and made important decisions, leaving El Bicho with nine players, a deficit that ultimately had consequences on the scoreboard. Agustín Urzi scored Globo's 1-0 late on, taking advantage of their numerical advantage.

The action moved from Ducó to Gigante de Arroyito, where Rosario Central was beating the always tough Deportivo Riestra with a goal from Alejo Veliz but ended up regretting the visitors' draw, which ended 1-1 thanks to a Jonathan Herrera penalty. El Canalla, like Argentinos, squandered the chance to add three points to their annual standings, where they are currently battling with River Plate and Boca Juniors.

On the night in Liniers, Independiente visited Vélez , two teams with their international rematches on their minds: Rojo against Universidad de Chile in the Sudamericana, and Fortín against Fortaleza in the Libertadores. The result was a 2-1 victory for the Villa Luro team, which left the Avellaneda team in a worrying last place in Zone B, with just two points after five matches.

There were six matches on this Sunday, the 17th, a national holiday. The focus was first on the Monumental, where River Plate had to rely on the effectiveness of Sebastián Driussi and Giuliano Galoppo to overcome Godoy Cruz , and then on Mendoza, where Boca Juniors broke their winless streak with a 3-0 win over Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza . The 'Millonario' remained the sole leader of Zone B, and the 'Xeneize' remained in the qualifying zone for the 2026 Copa Libertadores.

The Zone A leader, Barracas Central , also played, despite a 1-1 draw at Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero. Another team on a roll was Lanús , who turned around Gimnasia in La Plata, and speaking of comebacks, Banfield won again, going from 0-2 down to 3-2 against Estudiantes , sending the entire Florencio Sola stadium into a frenzy. Defensa y Justicia and Newell's also drew 1-1 in Florencio Varela.