Argentinos Juniors Edge Banfield 3–2 in Five-Goal Liga Profesional Thriller

Argentinos Juniors held on for a dramatic 3–2 victory over CA Banfield in Liga Profesional Apertura action on Matchday 13, edging a five-goal contest that swung repeatedly before being settled midway through the second half.

The hosts raced into an early lead. On 14 minutes, Argentinos Juniors went 1–0 up when Nicolás Oroz finished after being set up by Hernán López Muñoz. Six minutes later, Emiliano Viveros doubled the advantage with a strike that made it 2–0, seemingly putting El Bicho firmly in control.

Liga Profesional FINISHED

2026-04-06 22:00

AA Argentinos Juniors

3 - 2

CA Banfield

Matchday 13 APERTURA

Banfield, however, hit back before the interval. In the 28th minute, David Zalazar pulled one back for the visitors, converting after good work from Mauro Méndez to reduce the deficit to 2–1.

The comeback was completed right after the restart. Just two minutes into the second half, Méndez turned scorer, making it 2–2 with an equaliser supplied by Tomas Adoryan. That goal capped a strong reaction from Banfield and briefly put the momentum on the visitors’ side.

Argentinos Juniors eventually found the winner in the 71st minute. Alan Lescano struck to restore the home side’s lead at 3–2, a goal that proved decisive despite Banfield’s late changes and pressure in the closing stages.

The match also featured three yellow cards, shown to Banfield’s Sergio Vittor and Zalazar, and Argentinos Juniors defender Francisco Álvarez. Both coaches turned to their benches frequently in the second half, with a series of substitutions on both sides as they chased the result.

Beyond the goals, bookings and substitutions listed above, more detailed match statistics and events were not available at the time of writing.

The result gives Argentinos Juniors a valuable three points in the Liga Profesional Apertura race, while Banfield leave empty-handed despite their spirited recovery from two goals down.

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Liga Profesional Standings

Season: 2026

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	CS Independiente Rivadavia	16	10	4	2	29	15	14	34	D W D W
2	CA River Plate	16	9	2	5	22	12	10	29	L W L W W
3	AA Argentinos Juniors	16	8	5	3	17	13	4	29	L W W L W
4	CA Rosario Central	16	8	4	4	20	16	4	28	D W W L W
5	CA Belgrano	16	7	5	4	17	13	4	26	W L D W L
6	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	16	8	2	6	19	19	0	26	W W W W L
7	CA Huracán	16	5	7	4	17	13	4	22	D L D W W
8	Racing Club	16	5	6	5	17	15	2	21	D D D L L
9	CA Barracas Central	16	5	6	5	15	15	0	21	L D D W
10	CA Tigre	16	4	8	4	18	15	3	20	D L D D
11	CA Sarmiento de Junín	16	6	1	9	13	20	-7	19	L W L L
12	CA Banfield	16	5	3	8	17	19	-2	18	W D D L L
13	CA Tucumán	16	3	5	8	15	20	-5	14	W D L D L
14	CA Aldosivi	16	0	8	8	6	19	-13	8	D L D L D
15	Estudiantes de Río Cuarto	16	1	2	13	5	24	-19	5	L L L L D
1	Estudiantes de La Plata	16	9	4	3	19	7	12	31	W D W W
2	CA Boca Juniors	16	8	6	2	22	9	13	30	W W W D
3	CA Vélez Sarsfield	16	7	7	2	18	12	6	28	D D D W
4	CA Talleres	16	7	5	4	17	13	4	26	D D W W
5	CA Independiente	16	6	6	4	24	20	4	24	W L W D W
6	CA Lanús	16	6	6	4	18	15	3	24	D D L W
7	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	16	5	7	4	14	14	0	22	L W D D
8	CA Unión	16	5	6	5	24	20	4	21	D D L L
9	Instituto AC Córdoba	16	6	3	7	17	17	0	21	W D L W W
10	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	16	4	7	5	18	21	-3	19	L L L L L
11	CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza	16	5	4	7	14	22	-8	19	W L W D
12	CA Platense	16	3	7	6	10	15	-5	16	L L L D
13	CA Central Córdoba	16	4	4	8	11	21	-10	16	L D W L L
14	CA Newell's Old Boys	16	3	6	7	15	27	-12	15	D D W D W
15	CD Riestra	16	1	8	7	5	12	-7	11	D W L L