Defensa y Justicia vs Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero): 1–1

Defensa y Justicia and Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) drew 1–1 in the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol on Thursday, 12 March 2026 at Norberto Tomaghello, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol (2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura)
Kick-off time: Thu, 12 Mar 2026, 20:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Norberto Tomaghello, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Teams: Defensa y Justicia (home), Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) (away)

Goals

58' — Elías Pereyra (Defensa y Justicia)
78' — Michael Santos (penalty) (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero))

Red cards

66' — Mateo Aguiar (Defensa y Justicia)

Match statistics

Statistic	Defensa y Justicia	Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)
Possession (%)	56.6	43.4
Shots	11	8
Shots on target	6	5
Corners	5	2
Fouls	14	10
Yellow cards	3	2

Starting line-ups

Defensa y Justicia (3-4-2-1): Cristopher Fiermarin (G), Emiliano Amor (CD), Héctor Martínez (CD-L), Lucas Souto (CD-R), Éver Banega (CM-L), Santiago Sosa (CM-R), Juan Gutiérrez (LM), Agustin Hausch (RM), Abiel Osorio (F), Aaron Molinas (CF-L), Rubén Botta (CF-R).

Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) (5-3-2): Alan Aguerre (G), Alejandro Maciel (CD), Facundo Mansilla (CD-L), Juan Pablo Pignani (CD-R), Diego Barrera (LB), Santiago Moya (RB), Juan Cardozo (CM), Lucas González (CM-L), Matias Vera (CM-R), Michael Santos (CF-L), Horacio Tijanovich (CF-R).

Recent form

Defensa y Justicia: won 3–2 away to Newell's Old Boys (8 Feb); drew 1–1 vs Vélez Sarsfield (14 Feb); drew 1–1 vs Belgrano (Córdoba) (20 Feb); drew 0–0 away to Platense (24 Feb); drew 1–1 vs Lanús (2 Mar).

Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero): lost 2–2 vs Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy) (12 Feb); lost 2–0 away to Instituto (Córdoba) (16 Feb); drew 0–0 vs Tigre (22 Feb); won 2–0 vs Talleres (Córdoba) (24 Feb); lost 2–0 away to Independiente (28 Feb).