Argentine football club Newell's Old Boys lost 0-2 to Acassuso in a match for the 32nd finals of the Copa Argentina 2026. The match took place this evening at the Nuevo Monumental stadium in Santa Fe. According to the Argentine News Agency, the team from the northern part of Buenos Aires province secured the victory with goals from striker Martín Schlotthauer and midfielder Nahuel Petillo. With this defeat, 'La Lepra' was eliminated in the first round of the national cup, while Acassuso advanced to the second stage, where they will face the winner between Gimnasia and Camioneros. The first goal of the match came in the 20th minute of the first half, with a great individual counterattack from the right side by midfielder Mario Hermoso, who fought and overcame three rivals before assisting Martín Schlotthauer, whose low shot went in between the legs of goalkeeper Williams Barlasina. Newell's had no clear chances until the 44th minute, with a shot from the edge of the area by winger Walter Núñez that went wide of the left angle of goalkeeper César Atamañuk. Seven minutes into the second half, striker Matías Coccaro shot a free kick from the edge of the large area, looking for a strong, low shot that went through the wall but did not surprise Atamañuk, who was able to save it. In the 23rd minute, a cross to the far post set up defender Oscar Salomón, whose header was cleared off the line by midfielder Joaquín Cancio. Five minutes later, Barlasina weakly cleared a cross that came from the left, leaving a loose ball inside the area that Nahuel Petillo headed into the goal. The Rosario team missed another chance in the 33rd minute, with a dribble down the left by striker Luciano Herrera, whose shot beat Atamañuk but hit the near post and went wide.
