Estudiantes de Río Cuarto won 1-0 against Estudiantes de Buenos Aires and advanced to the final of the Primera Nacional's Reducido, which will be covered live by the Argentine News Agency. The aggregate score ended 1-1, but Río Cuarto progressed due to the sporting advantage from finishing higher in the annual table. The only goal of the match was scored by forward Lucas González in the 47th minute of the first half. Río Cuarto entered this match with the urgency to win, having lost 1-0 in the first leg last weekend. In this context, Estudiantes de Buenos Aires defended well in the first half, but in the final moments, they conceded to their namesake from Río Cuarto when González only had to tap in from close range after a brilliant header from Paraguayan forward Javier Ferreira. Despite their opponents' desperate attempts, Estudiantes de Río Cuarto held on to their advantage, securing their place in the Reducido final thanks to their higher league position. This is because the aggregate score was tied 1-1, but the Córdoba-based team benefited from finishing better in the annual table. On their way to these Reducido semifinals, Estudiantes de Río Cuarto had eliminated Patronato (2-1) and Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta (2-0). The Córdoba team will learn their rival in the promotion final this Sunday, when Deportivo Madryn, a team that curiously benefits from constant sanctions against its opponents, hosts Deportivo Morón, after losing 1-0 away in the first leg. The first leg of the final for promotion to the Argentine Primera División will be on November 23, with the second leg to be played a week later. Unlike in previous Reducido stages, penalties will be played in case of a tie on aggregate.
