Buenos Aires, March 15 (NA) – Independiente Rivadavia secured a dramatic 3-2 victory over Gimnasia in the match played this afternoon at the Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium, for the tenth date of the 2026 Apertura Tournament. According to the Argentine News Agency, the visiting team's goals were scored by forward Fabrizio Sartori, midfielder César Florentín, and defender Enzo Martínez (own goal), while for the home side, Martínez himself and forward Mauricio Torres had scored. With the win, the team coached by Alfredo Berti returned to the top of Zone B, temporarily with 20 points, while the “Wolf” is sixth with 14 units. In the next round, the Mendoza “Lepra” will host Rosario Central on Sunday, March 22, at 22:15, while the team led by Fernando Zaniratto will visit Atlético Tucumán on Friday, 20, starting at 21:00. The home team opened the scoring in the first minute of the match, with a corner kick to the near post from midfielder Nicolás Barros Schelotto for the header by Enzo Martínez, who was able to place the ball out of the reach of goalkeeper Ramiro Macagno, who was replaced by Nicolás Bolcato 13 minutes later. The Mendoza side equalized in the 24th minute, thanks to a down the left flank by forward Sebastián Villa, which ended in a cross to the near post for a powerful header by Sartori. Only three minutes passed, and Gimnasia went back in front after a great individual play that enabled a run down the right by iconic midfielder Ignacio “Nacho” Fernández, whose back-heel pass was finished first-time by Torres with a low, crossed shot from the near post. The first half ended in a draw thanks to Florentín's goal in the 39th minute, who received a cross to the near post of the area, withstood the pressure from defender Renzo Giampaoli with his body, controlled, spun on his marker to face the goal, and volleyed the ball into the net. The “Lepra” sealed the victory in the third minute of stoppage time, taking advantage of a poor clearance from the back. After a recovery in the opponent's half, midfielder Matías Fernández received on the left, dribbled, and played a reverse pass, which Enzo Martínez ended up pushing into his own goal in an attempt to clear it.
