This is how the Clausura Tournament table was on matchday 5 this Saturday the 16th: Boca could get back into the Libertadores zone but also finish last.

Argentine soccer is currently playing in the fifth round of the Clausura Tournament , with two 15-team groups each, leaving eight teams each to qualify for the round of 16 and the playoffs to determine a champion. This tournament also determines the positions in the annual standings , which will determine the teams that qualify for next year's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana , and the two teams that 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.

This Saturday the 16th, 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.

This Sunday there will be six matches, with the focus on what River can do against Godoy Cruz and Boca visiting Independiente Rivadavia of Mendoza , looking to end their historic streak of twelve games without a win.

With a win against Tomba, Marcelo Gallardo 's team will not only regain sole control of Zone B of the Clausura, but will also overtake Rosario Central in the annual standings on the way to next year's Cup.

The scenario for Miguel Ángel Russo's team is a toss-up. A win over Independiente de Mendoza will put them in the top three of the annual standings, behind Canalla and Millonario, and overtaking Argentinos Juniors. However, a heavy defeat would drop them below Aldosivi in last place in Zone A , where both teams have three points, but Tiburón has three fewer goals in goal difference.