Atlético Tucumán won 2-1 against Sportivo Barracas in a match that was decided in the final minutes. The game was played tonight at the Ciudad de Caseros stadium, owned by Estudiantes, for the 32nd finals of the 2026 Copa Argentina. According to the Argentine News Agency, for the 'Dean' of Tucuman football, the forward Leandro 'Loco' Díaz scored at the 20th minute of the first half, and the defender Clever Ferreira at the 42nd minute of the second, while the midfielder Sebastián Gómez had equalized the score at the 40th minute of the second half. With the victory, the team coached by Julio César Falcioni advanced to the second round of the national tournament, where they will face Talleres for a place in the round of 16. The first chance came from the Tucuman team at three minutes, with a cross from the left that reached the second post for a header from the winger Renzo Tesuri, which hit the crossbar. The 'Dean' took the lead at the 20th minute of the first half, with a poor clearance from the back that gave the ball to midfielder Ezequiel Ame in the center of the area, who controlled, feinted, and assisted the forward Leandro Díaz, who was free inside the area and opened his foot to make it 1-0. At 29 minutes, Tesuri received on the right side of the large area and crossed a low shot that defender Ignacio Peyrous could deflect. Three minutes later, 'Loco' Díaz pushed a header from a bicycle kick from the left side inside the small area, although his shot was deflected by a defender over the line. At 34 minutes, the attempt was from the side Juan Infante, whose left-footed shot from the left side of the front area sought the second post and went wide. Sportivo Barracas had no chances until the fifth minute of the second half, when midfielder Nahuel Durruti tried to surprise with a long-range shot that went near the crossbar of goalkeeper Tomás Durso. Atlético attacked again when 20 minutes of the second half had passed, with a counter-attack on the right by the winger Nicolás Lamendola that ended in a back pass for the midfielder Franco Nicola, who shot over the horizontal bar. Three minutes later, a corner to the penalty spot was headed by the defender Gastón Suso, which would have gone in under the second post, but was deflected near the line by a defender. At 24 minutes, Nicolás was left with a rebound on the left side of the area, after taking a corner, and shot first, with a great shot that hit the crossbar. The Primera C team attacked again at 32 minutes, with a shot from outside the area by Durruti that had power, although it went into the hands of Durso. Sportivo Barracas managed to equalize at 35 minutes, when a failed attempt to cut a cross from Durruti left a loose ball in the large area, allowing the volley of midfielder Sebastián Gómez to become 1-1. But three minutes from the end, a free kick to the second post was headed by Gastón Suso, who made a pass into the small area for Clever Ferreira to head and put the 'Dean' back in the lead. The last chance was from the Primera C team, with a low and crossed shot from the small area by defender Franco Córdoba, which had no power and was stopped by Durso.
