Last Monday, Defensores de Belgrano achieved a home victory of 1-0 against Mitre from Santiago del Estero at the Juan Pasquale Stadium, thus closing the thirteenth round of the Primera Nacional. Midfielder Emiliano Vecchio scored the only goal of the match for the "Dragon" in the 11th minute of the second half, allowing them to take the three points despite playing with one player less since the 32nd minute of the first half after Facundo Pons' expulsion.
With this victory, Defensores de Belgrano, led by Carlos Mayor, reached the third position in Zone B with 24 points, just one behind the leader, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, who won 2-0 against Gimnasia de Mendoza in an exciting match for the leadership.
The matchday began with Nueva Chicago defeating Estudiantes de Buenos Aires 2-1, followed by Agropecuario's 2-0 victory over Central Norte in the next game. The thirteenth round of the Primera Nacional, the second division of Argentine football, started the previous Friday with San Martín de Tucumán, the leader of Zone A with 27 points, winning 2-0 against Colegiales.
On Saturday, Atlanta, second in Zone A, lost 2-0 to Güemes, leaving San Martín de Tucumán as the sole leader of the group. On Sunday, Tristán Suarez defeated Arsenal 3-1 at home, moving closer to the top of Zone A with 23 points.
Below are all the results from the thirteenth round of the Primera Nacional from Friday to Monday with victories, draws, and losses that have impacted the standings and marked the continuation of the competition in the second division of Argentine football.
