Godoy Cruz 2–1 Almirante Brown, and it stung
You took the lead in Mendoza and lost it in stoppage time. Godoy Cruz 2–1 Almirante Brown on Saturday afternoon, the last round of Zona A, and the goal that decided it came in time added on (2)(6).
Martín Pino scored. Diego Viera scored. Neither mattered for you.
Lobo Montenegro made two changes to the XI: Máximo Levi and Javier Martínez came in for Gerardo Alegre Rojas and Milton Zanotti (2). It was not enough.
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Sixth in Group A. 51 points from 36 games, goal difference +4, and a run of L D D W L to close the regular season.
The loss hurt Godoy Cruz's rivals more than you
That result sent Godoy Cruz to the final for the first promotion place. They leapfrogged Ferro Carril Oeste to win Zona A and will meet Tristán Suárez, who took Zona B, in the decider on Saturday 14 November (5)(6).
Ferro drew and let a historic chance slip (6). You were the opponent in someone else's story. It happens.
You are in the Copa Argentina 2027 anyway
Ciudad Bolívar lost to Deportivo Morón on the same Saturday, and that was the result you needed. Your place in the Copa Argentina 2027 was locked in despite the defeat in Mendoza (2)(3).
One of the sources put it plainly: a defeat that did not hurt so much (3).
Reducido: Temperley or Gimnasia de Jujuy
Your quarter-final opponent is not settled. It will be Temperley or Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy (3).
Where you finish in the table also depends on Estudiantes against All Boys on Monday (3). The picture fills in at the start of the week.
