Unión find out who will referee their Torneo Apertura debut | OneFootball

The Professional Football League and the Argentine Football Association (AFA) have confirmed the officials appointed for Matchday 1 of the Torneo Apertura Mercado Libre 2026, which kicks off this Thursday, January 22.

🔎 Unión's debut in the Apertura

📍 Thursday, January 22 – 8:00 PM (ESPN Premium) ⚽ Unión de Santa Fe vs. Platense (Zone A) 🧑‍⚖️ Referee: Pablo Echavarría 👨‍⚖️ Assistant 1: Iván Núñez 👨‍⚖️ Assistant 2: Matías Balmaceda 🚩 Fourth Official: Álvaro Carranza 🔁 VAR: Lucas Novelli 📢 AVAR: Julio Fernández

📅 ALL APPOINTMENTS FOR MATCHDAY 1

Thursday, January 22 🕔 5:00 PM – Aldosivi vs. Defensa y Justicia (Interzonal) • Referee: Daniel E. Zamora • Assistant 1: Pablo Gualtieri • Assistant 2: Sebastián Pumetti • 4th Official: Sebastián Bresba • VAR: Fabrizio Llobet • AVAR: Mauro Ramos Errasti

🕗 8:00 PM – Unión vs. Platense (details above)

🕗 8:00 PM – Banfield vs. Huracán (Zone B) • Referee: Bruno Amiconi • Assistant 1: Walter Ferreyra • Assistant 2: Ernesto Callegari • 4th Official: Gonzalo Pereira • VAR: Silvio Trucco • AVAR: Diego Martin

🕙 10:15 PM – Central Córdoba vs. Gimnasia (Mendoza) (Zone A) • Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo • Assistant 1: Gabriel Chade • Assistant 2: Uriel García Leri • 4th Official: Federico Benítez • VAR: Fernando Echenique • AVAR: Laura Fortunato

🕙 10:15 PM – Instituto vs. Vélez (Zone A) • Referee: Andrés Merlos • Assistant 1: Damián Espinoza • Assistant 2: Joaquín Badano • 4th Official: Maximiliano Silcán Jerez • VAR: José Carreras • AVAR: Javier Uziga

Friday, January 23 🕖 7:00 PM – San Lorenzo vs. Lanús (Zone A) • Referee: Pablo Dóvalo • Assistant 1: Pablo González • Assistant 2: Maximiliano Castelli • 4th Official: Wenceslao Meneses • VAR: Diego Ceballos • AVAR: Lucas Germanotta

🕗 8:00 PM – Independiente vs. Estudiantes (Zone A) • Referee: Nazareno Arasa • Assistant 1: Diego Bonfa • Assistant 2: Federico Cano • 4th Official: Maximiliano Macheroni • VAR: Salomé Di Iorio • AVAR: Juan Pafundi

🕙 10:15 PM – Talleres vs. Newell’s (Zone A) • Referee: Luis Lobo Medina • Assistant 1: Miguel Savorani • Assistant 2: Juan Del Fueyo • 4th Official: Mauricio Martin • VAR: Germán Delfino • AVAR: Diego Verlotta

🕙 10:15 PM – Independiente Rivadavia (Mza.) vs. Atlético Tucumán (Zone B) • Referee: Bryan Ferreyra • Assistant 1: José Castelli • Assistant 2: Carlos Viglietti • 4th Official: Lucas Cavallero • VAR: Gastón Monsón Brizuela • AVAR: Marcos Horticolou

Saturday, January 24 🕔 5:00 PM – Barracas Central vs. River (Zone B) • Referee: Nicolás Ramírez • Assistant 1: Juan Mamani • Assistant 2: Adrián Delbarba • 4th Official: Julián Jerez • VAR: Héctor Paletta • AVAR: Jorge Broggi

🕢 7:30 PM – Gimnasia vs. Racing (Zone B) • Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer • Assistant 1: Pablo Acevedo • Assistant 2: Mariana De Almeida • 4th Official: Guido Mascheroni • VAR: Adrián Franklin • AVAR: Nelson Sosa

🕙 10:00 PM – Rosario Central vs. Belgrano (Zone B) • Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez • Assistant 1: Facundo Rodriguez • Assistant 2: Agustín Méndez • 4th Official: Joaquín Gil • VAR: Jorge Baliño • AVAR: Javier Mihura

Sunday, January 25 🕕 6:30 PM – Boca vs. Deportivo Riestra (Zone A) • Referee: Sebastián Zunino • Assistant 1: Juan Pablo Belatti • Assistant 2: Erik Grunmann • 4th Official: Juan Cruz Robledo • VAR: Ariel Penel • AVAR: Javier Delbarba

🕘 9:00 PM – Tigre vs. Estudiantes (Río Cuarto) (Zone B) • Referee: Felipe Viola • Assistant 1: Gerardo Lencina • Assistant 2: Juan Ricciardi • 4th Official: Martín Desposito • VAR: Yamil Possi • AVAR: Sebastián Habib

🕘 9:00 PM – Argentinos Juniors vs. Sarmiento (Zone B) • Referee: Andrés Gariano • Assistant 1: Hugo Páez • Assistant 2: Gisella Trucco • 4th Official: Nahuel Viñas • VAR: Fernando Espinoza

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