Argentinos Juniors have taken over the top spot in Argentina's annual table with 46 points from 24 matches and a goal difference of +9, the best mark in a competition that decides continental berths for 2027. The figure comes just days after the team's goalless draw (0-0) against Barracas Central, played on 7 September 2026, a result that did not cost them the lead.
How the table works
The annual table, as Olé reported, adds up the points earned across the 32 matchdays of the Apertura and Clausura regular phases, excluding both tournaments' playoffs. The top three places earn a Copa Libertadores 2027 ticket: first and second directly, and third through the preliminary stage 2. Positions four through nine are reserved for the 2027 Copa Sudamericana.
The Belgrano situation
Belgrano sit ninth with 39 points, but their qualification no longer depends on that spot. The Cordoba club already secured a place in the 2027 Libertadores by winning the Apertura, which frees up their slot in the annual table for the next side in line. The same mechanism will apply to the Clausura and 2026 Copa Argentina champions, and the AFA could free an extra spot if an Argentine club wins this year's Libertadores or Sudamericana.
A lead with form in question
Argentinos Juniors' current form sits at odds with their table position. Across their last five matches the club has posted 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats: a 0-0 against Barracas Central, a 2-1 over Aldosivi, a 1-1 with Lanus, a 2-0 loss to River Plate and a 2-1 win over Racing Club. That inconsistency, right before the closing stretch, leaves the coaching staff searching for answers ahead of the next four matchdays of the Torneo Clausura. The schedule for those games can be checked on the fixtures page, the full standings for every side appear on the standings table, and the season's accumulated goal difference is detailed on the stats page.
