Clausura tournament named Lautaro Fagioli: Liga Santafesina guide | OneFootball

The official top-division tournament of the Liga Santafesina de Fútbol was called the “José Luis Burtovoy” Apertura Tournament in the first stage of the year and will be named after Lautaro Fagioli in the Clausura.

Lautaro Fagioli was a 22-year-old footballer who played as a defender for Club Colón de San Justo in the Liga Santafesina. He passed away on June 19, 2026, after spending several weeks in intensive care at Hospital José María Cullen due to an ischemic stroke suffered after a Copa Santa Fe match.

There is no time to lose, and the second tournament is already beginning. The Liga Santafesina de Fútbol has left behind what was a historic playoff between Colón de San Justo and La Perla del Oeste, which resulted in the “Conquistador” winning the title for the eighteenth time.

With that behind it, the league is now preparing for the Clausura tournament, which will begin this Saturday, August 22, with a different format from the Apertura, though one that has been repeated since 2023 for the second half of the season.

What the Liga Santafesina de Fútbol Clausura tournament will look like

The second competition of the season will be made up of two groups of eleven teams, which will play a round-robin format, plus one match against their classic rival or an interzonal opponent, thus making up eleven matchdays.

Zone A will consist of champions Colón de San Justo, Ateneo Inmaculada, Colón, Cosmos FC, Deportivo Nobleza, Independiente, Juventud Unida, Las Flores II, Newell’s Old Boys, Sportivo Guadalupe, and Universidad Nacional del Litoral.

Zone B, meanwhile, will consist of La Perla del Oeste, Academia Andrés Cabrera, Ciclón Norte, Ciclón Racing, Deportivo Santa Rosa, Gimnasia y Esgrima, La Salle, Nacional, Náutico El Quillá, Sanjustino, and Unión.

The top eight teams from each zone will qualify for the round of 16, followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final to determine the Liga Santafesina de Fútbol Clausura champion.

When the interzonal derby matches of the Clausura tournament will be played

Among the most important matches, the interzonal derbies, matchday four will feature the derby between Ateneo Inmaculada and La Salle alongside the Santa Fe-Rosario highway, while matchday five will host the regional derby between Deportivo Nobleza and Juventud Unida. Matchday six will bring a derby at Eladio Rosso Stadium between Sportivo Guadalupe and Ciclón Racing, while matchday eight will feature the Recreo derby between La Perla del Oeste and Deportivo Nobleza.

On the penultimate matchday, at the Coloso del Oeste stadium in the Mataderos neighborhood, Sanjustino will host Colón de San Justo, while on the final matchday, to decide the qualification spots, Colón will face Unión at its training ground.

What the first matchday of the Liga Santafesina de Fútbol Clausura tournament will look like

This Saturday, August 22, the first matchday of the Clausura tournament will be as follows:

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