Argentinos aim to seal Apertura knockout spot vs Atlético Tucumán | OneFootball

El Bicho arrives on the rise and looks to solidify its position, while El Decano needs a miracle to keep its chances alive.

Argentinos Juniors will host Atlético Tucumán this Saturday starting at 9:45 p.m. at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, for matchday 15 of the 2026 Apertura Tournament. The home side wants to move to within one step of the playoffs, while the visitors are forced to win to keep alive a hope that seems far off.

El Bicho is enjoying a good spell: it has won four of its last five matches and has 23 points, which keeps it firmly in the fight in Zone B. However, it is coming off a 3-1 loss to Independiente Rivadavia in Mendoza, where it also lost Hernán López Muñoz, sent off and a key piece of the team.

Beyond that absence, the team will try to make the most of playing at home to take a decisive step: if it wins, it will be very close to securing its place in the playoffs, one of the semester’s main goals.

On the other side, Atlético Tucumán’s current situation is much more complicated. Julio César Falcioni’s team is coming off a 0-0 draw against Tigre and has won only two of its last nine matches, numbers that left it in 13th place with 10 points.

With this outlook, El Decano needs to win the three matches it has left and hope for a string of results to qualify, a nearly impossible scenario at this stage of the tournament.

So, Argentinos will look to confirm its excellent form, while Atlético Tucumán will try to cling to a last chance in a clash with plenty at stake in La Paternal.

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