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

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA Rosario Central

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CA Sarmiento de Junin

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 Junin — Superliga Argentina at Gigante de Arroyito.

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

Match Details

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

16 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 4.4 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 Union	27	40
10	CA Platense	27	39
11	CS Independiente Rivadavia	27	38
12	Estudiantes de La Plata	27	36
13	Instituto AC Cordoba	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 Cordoba	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 Junin	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

CA Rosario Central 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals CA Sarmiento de Junin

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

CA Rosario Central

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	CA Sarmiento de Junin	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 Junin

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 Junin
#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

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
CA Rosario Central this season

25% Clean Sheets
CA Sarmiento de Junin this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Rosario Central

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

4/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/–

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Sarmiento de Junin

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/4

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/1

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Rosario Central

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

CA Sarmiento de Junin

Junior Marabel

9 G

3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for CA Rosario Central to score. At the same time, CA Sarmiento de Junin does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' 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.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. CA Rosario Central must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' The 35-year-old Javier Burrai has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Agustin Sandez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CA Rosario Central and CA Sarmiento de Junin are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' CA Rosario Central are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against CA Sarmiento de Junin's 4-4-2 shape.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
40' CA Rosario Central looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Alejo Veliz scoring 1 goals.
42' Assisted by Guillermo Fernandez with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alejo Veliz makes no mistake. 1-0!
47' CA Sarmiento de Junin come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
52' CA Rosario Central has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Franco Ibarra made 167 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
60' Time for substitution for CA Sarmiento de Junin. Pablo Magnin is replaced by Diego Churin.
63' The supporters are chanting for Alexis Soto. He replaces Agustin Sandez on 63 minute.
68' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
69' CA Rosario Central ring the changes. Guillermo Fernandez has done his job and it is now time for Angel di Maria to step up.
70' Enzo Copetti gets the nod from CA Rosario Central. He replaces Alejo Veliz and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Time for substitution for CA Sarmiento de Junin. Nicolas Pasquini is replaced by Jonatan Gomez.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Enzo Gimenez.
76' Gaspar Duarte is ready to make an impact after coming on for Enzo Gimenez at the 76 minute mark.
77' GOAL! Jonatan Gomez scores on 77. Assisted by Junior Marabel
82' CA Rosario Central is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
87' Time for substitution for CA Sarmiento de Junin. Mauricio Martinez is replaced by Facundo Alaggia.
2-1 the final result. CA Sarmiento de Junin will be bitterly disappointed.

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 Junin 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
Lucas Santiago Melano	1

Head to Head

CA Rosario Central Form

2026-04-19 CA Rosario Central 2–1 CA Sarmiento de Junin 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 Junin Form

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.53 CA Rosario Central xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 CA Sarmiento de Junin xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Rosario Central49% Draw27% CA Sarmiento de Junin24%

Actual: CA Rosario Central win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

CA Rosario Central or Draw

75%

Draw or CA Sarmiento de Junin

51%

CA Rosario Central or CA Sarmiento de Junin

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Rosario Central33% Draw47% CA Sarmiento de Junin20%

Actual: CA Rosario Central win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

10.3%

0 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.4%

0 – 1

6.9%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — CA Rosario Central

Handicap	CA Rosario Central covers	Push	CA Sarmiento de Junin covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

CA Rosario Central keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

CA Sarmiento de Junin keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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