CA Rosario Central vs CA Sarmiento de Junín, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA Rosario Central

2 – 1

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CA Sarmiento de Junín

Sun 19 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC Gigante de Arroyito HT 45' · FT 45'

Alejo Veliz 42' 1–0

1–1 77' Jonatan Gomez

Vicente Pizarro 90+11' 2–1

Enzo Gimenez 76' Y

Overview

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CA Rosario Central vs CA Sarmiento de Junín — Superliga Argentina at Gigante de Arroyito.

CA Rosario Central 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
CA Sarmiento de Junín 27 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Andres Merlos
Assistant 1 Gabriel Chade
Assistant 2 Uriel Garcia (Argentina)

19 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CA Velez Sarsfield	27	51
2	CA Talleres	27	48
3	Racing Club	27	46
4	CA Huracan	27	46
5	CA River Plate	27	43
6	CA Boca Juniors	27	42
7	CA Independiente	27	40
8	CA Tucuman	27	40
9	CA Unión	27	40
10	CA Platense	27	39
11	CS Independiente Rivadavia	27	38
12	Estudiantes de La Plata	27	36
13	Instituto AC Córdoba	27	36
14	CA Lanus	27	36
15	CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba	27	35
16	CA Belgrano	27	35
17	CD Riestra	27	35
18	CA Tigre	27	34
19	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	27	32
20	CA Rosario Central	27	32
21	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	27	32
22	CA Central Córdoba	27	31
23	AA Argentinos Juniors	27	30
24	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	27	29
25	CA Newell's Old Boys	27	28
26	CA Sarmiento de Junín	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

CA Rosario Central 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals CA Sarmiento de Junín

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-19 CA Rosario Central 2–1 CA Sarmiento de Junín 2025-10-24 CA Sarmiento de Junín 0–1 CA Rosario Central 2024-07-20 CA Rosario Central 4–2 CA Sarmiento de Junín 2023-03-03 CA Sarmiento de Junín 4–1 CA Rosario Central 2021-08-06 CA Sarmiento de Junín 1–0 CA Rosario Central

Recent Form

CA Rosario Central

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	CA Sarmiento de Junín	H	2–1	W
12 Apr	CA Huracan	A	1–3	L
05 Apr	CA Tucuman	H	2–1	W
23 Mar	CS Independiente Rivadavia	A	0–2	L
15 Mar	CA Banfield	H	2–1	W
11 Mar	AA Argentinos Juniors	A	0–0	D

CA Sarmiento de Junín

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	CA Rosario Central	A	1–2	L
13 Apr	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	H	1–2	L
02 Apr	CA Barracas Central	A	2–1	W
22 Mar	CA Aldosivi	H	2–0	W
15 Mar	CA River Plate	A	0–2	L
11 Mar	Racing Club	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

CA Rosario Central		CA Sarmiento de Junín
#20	Position	#26
32	Points	26
27	Played	27
8 / 8 / 11	W / D / L	5 / 11 / 11
27	Scored	18
30	Conceded	28
-3	GD	-10
1.19	PPG	0.96
30%	Win %	19%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
CA Rosario Central this season

31% Clean Sheets
CA Sarmiento de Junín this season

CA Rosario Central are 20th (32 pts). CA Sarmiento de Junín are 26th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Rosario Central

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

7/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/–

76+

6/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Sarmiento de Junín

0-15

3/–

16-30

5/2

31-45

3/4

46-60

1/6

61-75

4/3

76+

6/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Rosario Central

Angel di Maria	8 G	3 A
Enzo Copetti	5 G	1 A
Alejo Veliz	4 G

CA Sarmiento de Junín

Junior Marabel	13 G	4 A
Julian Mavilla	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and CA Rosario Central launch into their encounter with CA Sarmiento de Junin.
5' A quiet spell here at Gigante de Arroyito. CA Sarmiento de Junin seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CA Rosario Central winning 100% of all matches.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nicolas Pasquini is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CA Rosario Central.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. CA Rosario Central and CA Sarmiento de Junin are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
42' CA Rosario Central is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alejo Veliz on 42.
47' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
52' It looks like no one’s ball. CA Rosario Central is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
57' Facundo Alaggia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
60' CA Sarmiento de Junin manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diego Churin is hanging Pablo Magnin on the field on 60 minute.
63' The CA Rosario Central manager makes a substitution. Agustin Sandez departs to be replaced by Alexis Soto.
68' Agustin Seyral Echecopar, a Argentina defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
69' Angel di Maria is ready to make an impact after coming on for Guillermo Fernandez at the 69 minute mark.
70' A tactical swap from CA Rosario Central — Enzo Copetti on, Alejo Veliz off on 70 minutes.
71' The crowd applauds Nicolas Pasquini as he leaves the pitch. Jonatan Gomez steps in for CA Sarmiento de Junin.
76' It’s gonna be a card for Enzo Gimenez.
76' A change in the CA Rosario Central ranks — Enzo Gimenez exits the field as Gaspar Duarte enters on 76.
77' Jonatan Gomez doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
82' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Facundo Sava will be considering his options from the bench.
87' The supporters are chanting for Facundo Alaggia. He replaces Mauricio Martinez on 87 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

CA Rosario Central Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

28
Guillermo Fernandez ↓ Angel di Maria 69'
23
Jeremias Ledesma
5
Franco Ibarra
13
Gaston Avila
3
Agustin Sandez ↓ Alexis Soto 63'
9
Alejo Veliz ↓ Enzo Copetti 70'
8
Jaminton Campaz
18
Julian Fernandez ↓ Emanuel Coronel 63'
20
Vicente Pizarro
16
Enzo Gimenez ↓ Gaspar Duarte 76'
46
Ignacio Ovando

Bench

Coach Jorge Almirón

CA Sarmiento de Junín Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

77
Nicolas Pasquini ↓ Jonatan Gomez 71'
14
Mauricio Martinez ↓ Facundo Alaggia 87'
15
Cristian Zabala
7
Pablo Magnin ↓ Diego Churin 60'
27
Junior Marabel ↓ Manuel Garcia 87'
2
Juan Insaurralde
1
Javier Burrai
19
Julian Contrera ↓ Gabriel Diaz 60'
8
Santiago Salle
29
Thiago Santamaria
34
Agustin Seyral Echecopar

Bench

Coach Facundo Sava

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Agustin Modica	2
Lisandro Lopez	2
Alan Rodriguez	1
Gabriel Graciani	1
Emiliano Mendez	1
Gino Infantino	1
Joaquin Gho	1
Angel di Maria	1

Head to Head

CA Rosario Central Form

2026-04-19 CA Rosario Central 2–1 CA Sarmiento de Junín W 2026-04-12 CA Huracan 3–1 CA Rosario Central L 2026-04-05 CA Rosario Central 2–1 CA Tucuman W 2026-03-23 CS Independiente Rivadavia 2–0 CA Rosario Central L 2026-03-15 CA Rosario Central 2–1 CA Banfield W 2026-03-11 AA Argentinos Juniors 0–0 CA Rosario Central D

CA Sarmiento de Junín Form

2026-04-19 CA Rosario Central 2–1 CA Sarmiento de Junín L 2026-04-13 CA Sarmiento de Junín 1–2 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata L 2026-04-02 CA Barracas Central 1–2 CA Sarmiento de Junín W 2026-03-22 CA Sarmiento de Junín 2–0 CA Aldosivi W 2026-03-15 CA River Plate 2–0 CA Sarmiento de Junín L 2026-03-11 CA Sarmiento de Junín 0–0 Racing Club D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.5 CA Rosario Central xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1 CA Sarmiento de Junín xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Rosario Central50% Draw27% CA Sarmiento de Junín23%

Actual: CA Rosario Central win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

CA Rosario Central or Draw

77%

Draw or CA Sarmiento de Junín

50%

CA Rosario Central or CA Sarmiento de Junín

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Rosario Central33% Draw48% CA Sarmiento de Junín19%

Actual: CA Rosario Central win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

1 – 0

11.3%

0 – 0

10.3%

2 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.2%

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — CA Rosario Central

Handicap	CA Rosario Central covers	Push	CA Sarmiento de Junín covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

CA Rosario Central keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

CA Sarmiento de Junín keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.