Copa Santa Fe: Timbuense, San Justo pair, Tostado, Suardi and Romang lead | OneFootball

With great anticipation across the province, the second phase of the 2026 edition of the Santa Fe Cup men’s football tournament got underway over the weekend. Between Saturday, May 23 and Monday, May 25, the first 90 minutes of six of the nine matchups in Stage 2 of the championship were completed, with Unión de Santa Fe as the defending champion.

The remaining three matches will be played on Wednesday night, with the return legs scheduled for next weekend to join Argentino de Fighiera in advancing to the next round, where the teams competing in the promotion tournaments organized by the AFA await.

Reviewing what has happened so far, the second round of the Santa Fe Cup kicked off on Saturday afternoon in the town of Timbúes, where the home side hosted Maciel and edged out a narrow win. Timbuense won 2-1, with goals from Salas and an own goal by Alodi, while Sosa pulled one back for the side that will be at home in the return leg.

Moving on to Sunday’s action, the first match of the afternoon was played in the city of San Justo, where Sanjustino earned a solid win over Irigoyense and heads into next weekend’s second leg with the advantage. The green-and-white side won 2-0 thanks to a brace from Matías Benegas.

At the same time in Tostado, Atlético made the most of home support and ended up beating Unión de San Guillermo 2-1 thanks to goals from Leandro Ojeda and Gonzalo Algarbe.

Meanwhile, in Suardi, Sportivo got off to a winning start in the Cup by defeating Ferrocarril del Estado de Rafaela by the same scoreline. Oscar Maldonado gave Hugo Togni’s team the lead, but Sánchez and Tutera turned it around for the green side.

Back in San Justo, the team that wrapped up Sunday with a big celebration was Colón, which thrashed Central San Carlos 5-1 and put one and a half feet into the third round of the Santa Fe Cup.

Federico Sola opened the scoring for the San Carlos sabalero, but the red-and-white side from Portón del Norte turned it around with a burst of goals. Matías Fantín, Osvaldo Arroyo, Alexis Palacios, Joaquín Pérez, and Diego Pariani scored for the conquistador, which put the tie firmly in its favor heading into the final 90 minutes in San Carlos Centro.

Finally, taking advantage of the May 25 holiday, Villa Ocampo hosted the first-leg clash between Huracán and Romang Fútbol Club. It was the visitors who pulled off the surprise and claimed the win, taking the first match 1-0 with a goal from Rodrigo Núñez.

Completing the schedule of first-leg matches in this second stage of the Santa Fe Cup men’s football tournament, three more games will be played next Wednesday night.

First, in Carcarañá, Atlético will host namesake Atlético de San Jorge, while in Alcorta, Los Andes will take on Independiente de Bigand. Finally, starting at 9 p.m., Arteaga FC will host Independiente de Chañar Ladeado.

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