Banfield defeated Real Pilar 3-0 in a match played on Wednesday at the Alfredo Beranger stadium in Temperley, for the 32nd finals of the 2026 Argentine Cup. According to the Argentine News Agency, the 'Drill' won with a double from its promising forward Tiziano Perrotta, who reached five goals in his tenth game in the First Division, at the 28th and 36th minutes of the first half, while the goal by attacker Federico Anselmo, at the 37th minute of the second half, sealed the rout. With the victory, the team coached by Pedro Trogliose will face the winner between Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, from the First Division, and San Martín de Tucumán, from the National First Division. Real Pilar's first chance came before the first minute of the game, with a shot from winger Valentín Mancini from the right vertex of the area that went low to the near post, saved by goalkeeper Facundo Sanguinetti. At 16 minutes, a cross from the left enabled a good header from Mancini, which went low to the ground and Sanguinetti could deflect it over his left post. Banfield approached at 19 minutes, with a low cross from the left that winger David Zalazar finished awkwardly and over the bar, at the far post. Three minutes later, midfielder Lautaro Gómez was one-on-one on the left side, outside the area, although he wasted the opportunity by turning in and shooting at the hands of goalkeeper Martín Perafán. At 28 minutes, a cross to the far post from Zalazar left defender Danilo Arboleda free, whose header into the area was also headed into the goal by Tiziano Perrotta, inside the small area. At 36 minutes, in a counterattack after a corner against, Lautaro Gómez took the ball from his area to the front of the attack, where he filtered a pass to the left for Perrotta, who crossed a great low shot for the 2-0. The Pilar team attacked again at 41 minutes, with a long-range shot from winger Mathías Crocco that went low, crossed, and wide. The 'Drill' had a double chance a minute later: after a missed one-on-one by forward Mauro Méndez, Zalazar finished with a crossed volley, with a low shot brilliantly deflected by Perafán over his left post. The second half had no chances until the 13th minute, with a shot from outside the area by Gómez, into the goalkeeper's hands. Six minutes later, a back pass from Gómez left Méndez free inside the area with time to finish, although the Uruguayan missed his shot centimeters from the near post, against Perafán's advance. At 37 minutes of the second half, a dribble and back cross from midfielder Ignacio Paï enabled Anselmo's first-time shot, for the final 3-0.