Buenos Aires, January 27 (NA) -- Atlético Tucumán and Central Córdoba drew 0-0 at the end of the match they played tonight at the José Fierro Monumental stadium, in the interzonal of the second date of the 2026 Opening Tournament. According to what Argentine News Agency learned, in a goalless match, the clearest chance was for the home team, at seven minutes, with a header from midfielder Renzo Tesuri that forced a great reaction from goalkeeper Alan Aguerre to prevent the goal. With the draw, both teams earned their first points in the Opening, with the team led by Hugo Colace placing tenth in Zone B, while the 'Railwayman' is twelfth in their group. In the next round, the 'Dean' of Tucumán football will host Huracán, Saturday January 31 at 22:00, while those led by Lucas Pusineri will visit San Lorenzo, the same day at 17:30. The first chance of the match was the most dangerous, at seven minutes, with a powerful header from Tesuri after a cross from the right, with a shot that went to the near post and Alan Aguerre managed to deflect. Three minutes later, midfielder Franco Nicola tried to surprise with a long-range shot from the right side of the area, which went low and to the near post but Aguerre was able to send it to the corner. At 19 minutes, after a defensive error by the rival, striker Leandro Díaz received in the middle of the field and decided to shoot, with an advanced goalkeeper, but his shot went wide by very little. Central Córdoba had its first dangerous chance at 11 minutes of the second half, when a good through-ball left striker Diego Barrera one-on-one, although goalkeeper Luis Ingolotti was attentive and closed in time, to thwart the rival attack. At 13 minutes, a long-range shot from midfielder Renzo Tesuri went low and central but complicated Aguerre, whose rebound was centimeters away from being captured by 'Loco' Díaz, although the 35-year-old goalkeeper was able to recover and contain the ball. The 'Dean' had the last dangerous play in the fourth minute of stoppage time, with a cross from the left shot from the ground by Díaz, with a powerful but poorly directed shot, that Aguerre was able to contain to maintain the final 0-0. Match summary: 2026 Opening Tournament. Date 2. Interzonal. Atlético Tucumán 0 - 0 Central Córdoba. Stadium: José Fierro Monumental. Referee: Andrés Gariano. VAR: Álvaro Carranza. Atlético Tucumán: Luis Ingolotti; Leonel Di Placido, Gianluca Ferrari, Gastón Suso, Ignacio Galván; Renzo Tesuri, Kevin Ortiz, Ezequiel Ham; Franco Nicola, Leandro Díaz, Nicolás Laméndola.
