Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) vs Gimnasia (Mendoza): 0–1

Gimnasia (Mendoza) beat Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 1–0 in the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol on Friday, 23 January 2026 at 'Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina.

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol (2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura)
Kick-off time: Fri, 23 Jan 2026, 01:15 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: 'Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Teams: Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) (home), Gimnasia (Mendoza) (away)

Goals

5' — Valentino Simoni (Gimnasia (Mendoza)), assist Julián Ceballos

Match statistics

Statistic	Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)	Gimnasia (Mendoza)
Possession (%)	69	31
Shots	16	11
Shots on target	4	4
Corners	14	2
Fouls	9	10
Yellow cards	0	1

Starting line-ups

Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) (4-4-2): Alan Aguerre (G), Facundo Mansilla (CD-L), Juan Pablo Pignani (CD-R), Leonardo Marchi (LB), Santiago Moya (RB), Lucas González (CM-L), Fernando Juárez (CM-R), Diego Barrera (LM), Marco Iacobellis (RM), Ezequiel Naya (CF-L), Lucas Varaldo (CF-R).

Gimnasia (Mendoza) (4-4-2): César Rigamonti (G), Imanol González (CD-L), Ezequiel Muñoz (CD-R), Franco Saavedra (LB), Luciano Paredes (RB), Fermín Antonini (CM-L), Nicolás Linares (CM-R), Facundo Lencioni (LM), Julián Ceballos (RM), Valentino Simoni (CF-L), Santiago Rodríguez (CF-R).

Recent form

Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero): drew 0–0 away to Independiente Rivadavia (11 Nov); drew 1–1 vs Banfield (16 Nov); won 2–1 vs San Lorenzo (23 Nov); lost 1–0 vs Estudiantes de La Plata (30 Nov); lost 1–0 vs Gimnasia (Mendoza) (23 Jan).

Gimnasia (Mendoza): won 2–0 vs San Telmo (20 Sept); drew 1–1 away to Chacarita Juniors (28 Sept); won 1–0 vs Defensores de Belgrano (5 Oct); won 1–1 away to Deportivo Madryn (11 Oct); won 1–0 away to Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) (23 Jan).