García Strike Earns Vélez Apertura Win Over Central Córdoba

CA Vélez Sarsfield made the most of an early breakthrough to defeat CA Central Córdoba 1–0 on Matchday 14 of the Liga Profesional Apertura.

The only goal of the night arrived in the 10th minute. Roberto Joaquín García finished off a move for Vélez, converting after being set up by Matías Pellegrini to put the hosts 1–0 up. The strike ultimately proved decisive, with Central Córdoba unable to find a response over the remaining 80 minutes.

Liga Profesional FINISHED

2026-04-14 00:30

CA Vélez Sarsfield

1 - 0

CA Central Córdoba

Matchday 14 APERTURA

Central Córdoba’s Fernando Martínez was booked in the 15th minute as the visitors tried to disrupt Vélez’s early control. Vélez defender Lisandro Magallán went into the referee’s book shortly before the half-hour mark, and later in the second half Leonardo Marchi also received a yellow card for the away side in the 77th minute.

Both coaches turned to their benches after the break in search of a change in rhythm. Central Córdoba introduced Alan Laprida at half-time for Santiago Moyano and later brought on Joaquín Flores, Leonardo Marchi and Marco Iacobellis in a triple attacking reshuffle between the 66th and 71st minutes, followed by Lucas Varaldo in the 85th minute.

Vélez responded with their own changes to manage the game and protect the lead. Lucas Robertone replaced Dilan Godoy just after the hour, before a double substitution in the 74th minute saw Braian Romero come on for Florián Monzón and Claudio Baeza replace Rodrigo Aliendro. In the closing stages, Manuel Lanzini entered for Diego Valdés in the 88th minute.

No further goals were recorded after García’s early strike, and detailed statistics beyond the listed goals, bookings and substitutions were not available. The result keeps Vélez on track in the Apertura phase of the Liga Profesional, while Central Córdoba leave empty-handed despite a series of attacking substitutions in the second half.

Full match details and competition information can be found on Ballaxy: match centre, Vélez team page, and Central Córdoba team page.

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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