Argentine soccer executives met tonight in one of the halls of the Hilton Hotel in Puerto Madero, where they drew up the program of a championship that will have 26 participants and that it will be divided into two zones of 13 each. The match of Sarmiento corresponding to the first date will be against Platense, but the match was postponed because both teams were recently promoted to the highest category of Argentine soccer. So, Verde’s debut match after promotion will be against Vélez, at home, for the second date, scheduled for February 21.
The Zone A It will be made up of River, San Lorenzo, Argentinos, Platense, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba, Arsenal, Racing, Banfield, Estudiantes, Colón and Godoy Cruz. .
The Zone BMeanwhile, it will feature Boca, Vélez, Sarmiento, Newell’s, Huracán, Atlético Tucumán, Lanús, Board of Trustees, Independent, Defense and Justice, Gymnastics, Union and Workshops.
Each day will include 12 meetings, corresponding to the zones A and B, plus an interzonal, which will be postponed on the first date, since Platense and Sarmiento de Junín, two of the recently promoted ones, will enjoy more time to prepare. The first four from each of the zones will qualify for the quarterfinals of the competition, where the best placed teams will have home advantage.
The crosses will be the first of A against the fourth of B, second of A against third of B, third of A with second of B and fourth of A against the winner of B. For their part, both The semi-finals and the final will be played in a neutral stadium.
In the event of a tie in the 90 minutes of the definition, an extra time of 30 will be played and, if equality persists, the title will be resolved through penalty kicks. The winner will ensure access to the 2022 edition of the Copa Libertadores.
-First date, February 14-
Zone A: Rosario Central-Argentinos Juniors; Students from La Plata-River Plate; Aldosivi de Mar del Plata-Godoy Cruz de Mendoza; Banfield-Racing Club; San Lorenzo-Arsenal and Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero-Colón de Santa Fe
Zone B: Vélez Sarsfield-Newell’s Old Boys; Boca Juniors-Gimnasia La Plata; Córdoba-Patronato de Paraná Workshops; Independent-Lanús; Defense and Justice-Huracán and Unión de Santa Fe-Atlético Tucumán.
Interzonal: Platense-Sarmiento (postponed)
– Second date, February 21-
Zone A: Colón-San Lorenzo; Arsenal-Banfield; Racing-Aldosivi; Godoy Cruz-Students; River-Rosario Central and Argentinos Juniors-Platense.
Zone B: Hurricane-Union; Lanús-Defense and Justice; Independent-Board; Gymnastics-Workshops; Newell’s-Boca and Sarmiento-Vélez
Interzonal: Atlético Tucumán-Central Córdoba (SE)
-Third date, February 28-
Zone A: Platense-River; Rosario Central-Godoy Cruz; Students-Racing; Aldosivi-Arsenal; Banfield-Colón and San Lorenzo-Central Córdoba (SE)
Zone B: Boca-Sarmiento; Workshops-Newell’s; Independent-Gymnastics; Defense and Justice-Board of Trustees; Unión-Lanús and Atlético Tucumán-Huracán.
Interzonal: Argentinos Juniors-Vélez
-Fourth date, March 7-
Zone A: Central Córdoba (SE) -Banfield; Colón-Aldosivi, Arsenal-Students; Racing-R. Central; Godoy Cruz-Platense and River-Argentinos Juniors
Zone B: Lanús-Atlético Tucumán; Patronage-Union; Gymnastics-Defense and Justice; Newell’s-Independent; Sarmiento-Workshops and Vélez-Boca.
Interzonal: San Lorenzo-Huracán
-Fifth date, March 14-
Zone A: Argentinos Juniors-Godoy Cruz; Platense-Racing; Rosario Central-Arsenal; Students-Colón; Aldosivi-Central Córdoba (SE) and Banfield-San Lorenzo
Zone B: Talleres-Vélez Sarsfield; Independent-Sarmiento; Defense and Justice-Newell’s; Union-Gymnastics; Atlético Tucumán-Patronato and Huracán-Lanús.
Interzonal: Boca Juniors-River Plate.
-Sixth date, March 21-
Zone A: San Lorenzo-Aldosivi; Central Córdoba (SE) -Students; Colon-Rosario Central; Arsenal-Platense; Racing-Argentinos Juniors and Godoy Cruz-River
Zone B: Patronato-Huracán; Gymnastics-Atlético Tucumán; Newell’s-Union; Sarmiento-Defense and Justice; Vélez-Independiente and Boca-Talleres.
Interzonal: Banfield-Lanús
-Seventh date, March 28-
Zone A: River-Racing; Argentinos Juniors-Arsenal; Platense-Colón; Rosario Central-C. Cordoba (SE); Students-San Lorenzo and Aldosivi-Banfield.
Zone B: Independent-Boca; Defense and Justice-Vélez; Union-Sarmiento; Atlético Tucumán-Newell’s; Huracán-Gimnasia and Lanús-Patronato.
Interzonal: Workshops-Godoy Cruz
-Eighth date, April 4-
Zone A: Banfield-Students; San Lorenzo-R. Central; C. Córdoba (SE) -Platense; Colon-A. Juniors; Arsenal-River and Racing-Godoy Cruz
Zone B: Gymnastics-Lanús; Newell’s-Hurricane; Sarmiento-Atlético Tucumán; Velez-Union; Boca-Defensa y Justicia y Talleres-Independiente.
Interzonal: Patronato-Aldosivi
-Ninth date, April 11-
Zone A: Godoy Cruz-Arsenal; River Plate-Colón; Argentinos Juniors-Central Córdoba (SE); Platense-San Lorenzo; Rosario Central-Banfield and Estudiantes-Aldosivi.
Zone B: Defense and Justice-Workshops; Union-Mouth; Atlético Tucumán-Vélez; Hurricane-Sarmiento; Lanús-Newell’s and Patronato-Gimnasia
Interzonal: Racing-Independiente
-Tenth date, April 18-
Zone A: Aldosivi-Rosario Central; Banfield-Platense; San Lorenzo-Argentinos Juniors; Central Córdoba (SE) -River; Colón-Godoy Cruz and Arsenal-Racing
Zona B: Newell’s-Patronato; Sarmiento-Lanús; Vélez-Huracán; Boca-Atlético Tucumán; Workshops-Union and Independent-Defense and Justice.
Interzonal: Students-Gymnastics
-Eventh date, April 25-
Zone A: Racing-Colón; Godoy Cruz-Central Córdoba (SE); River-San Lorenzo; Argentinos Juniors-Banfield; Platense-Aldosivi and Rosario Central-Students
Zone B: Union-Independent; Atlético Tucumán-Talleres; Hurricane-Boca; Lanús-Vélez; Patronage-Sarmiento and Gymnastics-Newell’s
Interzonal: Defense and Justice-Arsenal
-Twelfth date, May 2-
Zone A: Students-Platense; Aldosivi-Argentinos Juniors; Banfield-River; San Lorenzo-Godoy Cruz; C. Córdoba (SE) -Racing and Colón-Arsenal.
Zone B: Sarmiento-Gymnastics; Vélez-Patronato; Boca-Lanús; Workshops-Hurricane; Independiente-Atlético Tucumán and Defense and Justice-Union.
Interzonal: Rosario Central-Newell’s
-Thirteenth date, May 9-
Zone A: Arsenal-Central Córdoba (SE); Racing-San Lorenzo; Godoy Cruz-Banfield; River-Aldosivi; Argentinos Juniors-Students and Platense-Rosario Central
Zone B: Atlético Tucumán-Defense and Justice; Hurricane-Independent; Lanús-Workshops; Board-Boca; Gymnastics-Vélez and Newell’s-Sarmiento.
Interzonal: Colón-Unión.
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