Argentinos Juniors confirmed its starting lineup for the match against Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in the ninth round of the 2026 Torneo Clausura. The game took place on Sunday, September 13, at 5:00 PM at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona in La Paternal, broadcast live on TNT Sports Premium and available online via Flow, Telecentro Play and DGO. Head coach Nicolás Diez fielded Brayan Cortés in goal, with Francisco Álvarez, Kevin Coronel and Sebastián Prieto in defence; Franco Vázquez, Gabriel Florentín and Kevin Gutiérrez in midfield; and Hernán López Muñoz, Nicolás Oroz, Tomás Molina and Gastón Verón in attack. The bench included Gonzalo Siri Payer, Claudio Bravo, Erik Godoy, Alan Núñez, Franco Paredes, Alan Alcaraz, Facundo Carrizo, Gino Infantino, Emiliano Viveros, Matías Giménez, Facundo Jainikoski and Diego Porcel. Gimnasia lined up with Nelson Insfrán as goalkeeper, Bautista Barros Schelotto, Germán Conti and Enzo Martínez in defence; Pedro Silva Torrejón, Ignacio Fernández, Lucas Janson and Ignacio Miramón in midfield; and Mateo Seoane, Maximiliano Zalazar and Agustín Auzmendi up front. Ariel Pereyra coached the visitors, with substitutes Julián Kadijevic, Renzo Giampaoli, Matías Melluso, Alexis Steimbach, Pablo Aguiar, Nicolás Barros Schelotto, Augusto Max, Juan Pérez, Agustín Colazo, Manuel Panaro, Franco Torres and Marcelo Torres. Referee Sebastián Martínez flagged an offside against Maximiliano Zalazar in the third minute. Both clubs shared their starting XIs on Twitter: Argentinos Juniors posted «Así va Argentinos ✅» and Gimnasia replied with «¡Nuestro once vs Argentinos!». The match was key for international qualification and playoff spots in Zone B, especially following Argentinos Juniors’ 0-0 draw with Barracas Central on September 7. The team’s recent form reads 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last five matches (DLDLL), with wins over Aldosivi and Racing Club, and draws against Lanús and Belgrano. For updates on the squad and upcoming fixtures, visit the squad and fixtures pages. The final whistle left the squad focusing on the next game, scheduled in seven days.