Argentinos Juniors hosts Aldosivi at the Maradona looking to hold onto first place in Group B

With the Diego Armando Maradona once again packed with red flags, Argentinos Juniors has a key date this Sunday to keep setting the pace in Group B. The club hosts Aldosivi at 5:00 PM, with the match airing on Disney+ Premium, and arrives under pressure to hang onto the top spot it worked so hard to earn.

El Bicho knows that playing at home is a weapon it can't afford to waste. The team comes off a 1-1 draw with Lanús, a result that didn't cost it the top of the table thanks to what it had built over the previous matchdays: 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss so far in the 2026 Clausura. It's a solid run, not always eye catching, but one that keeps adding points week after week and has the club as the sole leader of the group.

On the other side will be an Aldosivi side arriving in a very different spot. Tiburón fell 3-1 to Unión, and that loss was its sixth of the tournament, a mark that, combined with 2 draws, leaves it stuck at the bottom of Group B. The need is obvious: it's not enough to compete, the team has to win if it wants to start pulling away from the bottom before the standings turn into a real problem.

A clash of opposite needs

That's what makes this matchup interesting. It's not just a leader against the last place team, it's a side looking to confirm it can sustain top level form in the tournament against another that is, in effect, playing an early final to escape the bottom of the table. Argentinos has home field in its favor and the momentum of having been the most consistent team in the group so far, but a draw like the one against Lanús last matchday also suggests there isn't much room left for letting up.

For Aldosivi, on the other hand, every match is starting to carry more weight. Six losses through the matches played so far is a number that demands an immediate response, because the gap to the middle of the table could become hard to close if the team doesn't snap out of its slump soon.

The recent history between these two sides and each team's current form point to a clear favorite on paper, but Argentine soccer has a habit of making life difficult for whoever arrives in better shape. Argentinos needs to prove at the Maradona that its place at the top isn't a fluke, and Aldosivi needs, more than ever, a result that turns its mood around before the Clausura slips away.