Rosario Central beat Sarmiento, reach playoffs and 2026 Libertadores | OneFootball

Rosario Central defeated Sarmiento de Junín 1-0 this Friday as visitors in the resumption of the match valid for the seventh round of the Torneo Clausura, and secured their qualification for the next Copa Libertadores.

The Canalla and the Verde caught up by playing the second half of the match that had been suspended last August 30 due to weather conditions.

At the Eva Perón stadium, the 45 minutes that were pending were played in two halves of 23 and 22 minutes, respectively, and Rosario Central’s victory came near the end.

Ángel Di María was fouled inside the local goalkeeper’s box, Mendoza referee Andrés Merlos did not hesitate to award a penalty, and Fideo himself converted it to score the definitive 1-0 in the 20th minute of the second half.

With this victory, Rosario Central secured their qualification for the next Copa Libertadores as they remain first in the annual standings and extended their lead over Riestra, who are fourth and in the Sudamericana zone, by eleven points with only 9 left to play, making them unreachable.

Additionally, they caught up with Riestra at the top of Group B with 27 points and qualified for the round of 16 of the Torneo Clausura, as they now have a 12-point lead over today’s rival, who are ninth, and with 9 points left to play, no one can knock them out of the qualification spots.

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