Independiente confirmed on social media that the rescheduled match against Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza for the sixth round of the Apertura Tournament will take place this Saturday, February 21, at 17:00 at the Libertadores de América stadium. 'The match against Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza has been rescheduled for next Saturday, 2/21, at 17:00,' the club posted on its official X account, as reported by the Argentine News Agency. Other matches are yet to be confirmed. San Lorenzo and Estudiantes de Río Cuarto could play on Sunday, February 22, a measure that would force the Professional League to rearrange the 7th round of the 2026 Apertura Tournament and modify an already tight schedule. Although there has been no official confirmation yet, the match originally set for Thursday would be moved to Sunday at the Nuevo Gasómetro. The strike would heavily impact logistics, team travel, and security operations in the City of Buenos Aires and the metropolitan area, so clubs are seeking to avoid setbacks. In Boedo, they had already taken precautions due to the uncertainty: the squad was not going to concentrate if the conditions for playing at the Pedro Bidegain stadium were not guaranteed. On the Córdoba side, Estudiantes de Río Cuarto demanded a concrete definition to avoid traveling to Buenos Aires without certainty and to prevent unnecessary expenses. If the change is confirmed, the League will also have to reschedule the clash between San Lorenzo and Instituto from Round 7, as 'El Ciclón' could not play with less than the 72-hour mandatory rest period. Furthermore, the calendar would become tight and conditioned for the weekend, as River would have to play its match against Vélez at Liniers on Sunday at 18:30, but if San Lorenzo moves its match to the same day, the time would have to be pushed back later in the evening. The restructuring would not end there. Defensa y Justicia and Belgrano would move their match from Thursday to Friday due to Utedyc's adherence to the strike, pending official confirmation from the AFA.
