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·6 March 2026

Merlos to referee Unión’s trip to Independiente on matchday 10

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The Professional Football League has confirmed the refereeing officials for the tenth round of the Torneo Apertura, and the match between Independiente and Unión will have Andrés Merlos as the main referee.

The match will be played next Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. The assistants will be Facundo Rodríguez and Marcos Horticolou, while the fourth official will be Guillermo González.


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Fabrizio Llobet will be in charge of the VAR and Maximiliano Macheroni as AVAR.

The round will be played between Tuesday the 10th and Friday the 13th, with several notable matches, including Boca – San Lorenzo de Almagro and Huracán – River Plate.

The Professional Football League presents the referees for the tenth round of the Torneo Apertura Mercado Libre

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Round 10

Tuesday, March 10 7:45 p.m. Tigre – Vélez (Interzonal) -ESPN Premium- Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer Assistant Referee 1: Iván Núñez Assistant Referee 2: Federico Lapalma Fourth Official: Maximiliano Manduca VAR: Adrián Franklin AVAR: Gisella Trucco

7:45 p.m. IndependienteUnión (Zone A) -TNT Sports- Referee: Andrés Merlos Assistant Referee 1: Facundo Rodríguez Assistant Referee 2: Marcos Horticolou Fourth Official: Guillermo González VAR: Fabrizio Llobet AVAR: Maximiliano Macheroni

10:00 p.m. Sarmiento – Racing (Zone B) -ESPN Premium- Referee: Nazareno Arasa Assistant Referee 1: Julio Fernández Assistant Referee 2: Matías Balmaceda Fourth Official: César Ceballo VAR: Salomé Di Iorio AVAR: Gastón Iglesias

10:00 p.m. Newell’s – Platense (Zone A) -TNT Sports- Referee: Luis Lobo Medina Assistant Referee 1: José Castelli Assistant Referee 2: Belén Belivaqua Fourth Official: Joaquín Gil VAR: Álvaro Carranza AVAR: Bruno Amiconi

Wednesday, March 11 5:30 p.m. Banfield – Gimnasia (Zone B) -ESPN Premium- Referee: Sebastián Zunino Assistant Referee 1: Pablo Gualtieri Assistant Referee 2: Diego Romero Fourth Official: Julián Beligoy VAR: Laura Fortunato AVAR: Juan Pablo Loustau

5:30 p.m. Argentinos – Rosario Central (Zone B) -TNT Sports- Referee: Facundo Tello Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Savorani Assistant Referee 2: Federico Cano Fourth Official: Matías Billone VAR: Lucas Novelli AVAR: Carlos Córdoba

7:45 p.m. Boca – San Lorenzo (Zone A) -ESPN Premium- Referee: Pablo Echavarría Assistant Referee 1: Maximiliano Del Yesso Assistant Referee 2: Pablo González Fourth Official: Julián Jerez VAR: Silvio Trucco AVAR: Mauro Ramos Errasti

10:00 p.m. Independiente Rivadavia Mza. – Barracas Central (Zone B) -TNT Sports- Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez Assistant Referee 1: Juan Pablo Belatti Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade Fourth Official: Emanuel Ejarque VAR: Héctor Paletta AVAR: Javier Delbarba

10:00 p.m. Atlético Tucumán – Aldosivi (Zone B) -ESPN Premium- Referee: Felipe Viola Assistant Referee 1: Sebastián Raineri Assistant Referee 2: Erik Grunmann Fourth Official: Jonathan Barrios VAR: Yamil Possi AVAR: Nahuel Viñas

Thursday, March 12 5:00 p.m. Deportivo Riestra – Gimnasia (Mza.) (Zone A) -ESPN Premium- Referee: Juan Pafundi Assistant Referee 1: Andrés Barbieri Assistant Referee 2: Uriel García Leri Fourth Official: Iñaki Iparraguirre VAR: Sebastián Bresba AVAR: Nicolás Mastroieni

5:00 p.m. Defensa y Justicia – Central Córdoba (Zone A) -TNT Sports- Referee: Bryan Ferreyra Assistant Referee 1: Walter Ferreyra Assistant Referee 2: Carla López Fourth Official: Mariano Negrete VAR: Gastón Monzón Brizuela AVAR: Lucas Cavallero

7:15 p.m. Talleres – Instituto (Zone A) -TNT Sports- Referee: Darío Herrera Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Navarro Assistant Referee 2: Maximiliano Castelli Fourth Official: Andrés Gariano VAR: Jorge Baliño AVAR: Lucas Comesaña

7:15 p.m. Estudiantes (Río Cuarto) – Belgrano (Zone B) -ESPN Premium- Referee: Fernando Espinoza Assistant Referee 1: Marcelo Bistoco Assistant Referee 2: Juan Del Fueyo Fourth Official: Jorge Etem VAR: Germán Delfino AVAR: Nelson Sosa

9:30 p.m. Huracán – River (Zone B) -TNT Sports- Referee: Nicolás Ramírez Assistant Referee 1: Diego Bonfa Assistant Referee 2: Agustín Méndez Fourth Official: Gonzalo Pereira VAR: Sebastián Habib AVAR: Gerardo Lencina

Friday, March 13 8:00 p.m. Estudiantes – Lanús (Zone A) -ESPN Premium- Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo Assistant Referee 1: Pablo Acevedo Assistant Referee 2: Lucas Pardo Fourth Official: Alejandro Porticella VAR: José Carreras AVAR: Juan Cruz Robledo

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