Boca Juniors lost against Rosario Central 2-1 at the latter's stadium. Boca has 18 points in the Apertura Tournament, with six wins, two ties and three losses, while Rosario has 17 points after having won five five games, tied two and lost four.

Jesús Méndez scored for Rosario Central at the 4th minute of the first half, and Juan Krupoviesa scored for Boca at the 35th minute of the first half. During the second half, Central's Matías Castillejo scored at the 24th minute.

Basile's team faced Rosario after having defeated Chacarita 3-0 at the Bombonera stadium, while Rosario came from a loss against Huracán.

Rosario Central Players: Jorge Broun, Diego Chitzoff, Guillermo Burdisso, Nahuel Valentín, Paul Ambrosi, Jonatan Gómez, Jesús Méndez, Mario Angel Paglialunga, Gervasio Núñez, Emilio Zelaya, Gonzalo Castillejos. Coach: Ariel Cuffaro Russo.

Boca Juniors Players: Roberto Carlos Abbondanzieri, Gary Medel, Gabriel Paletta, Claudio Morel Rodríguez, Juan Angel Krupoviesa, Sebastián Battaglia, Ariel Rosada, Cristian Chávez, Federico Insúa, Nicolás Gaitán, Martín Palermo. Coach: Alfio Basile.