Season trivia for Primera División 2026 Torneo Apertura
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2026 Torneo Apertura Primera División season in Argentina.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Lucas Zelarayán and Nicolás Fernández. Together they were behind 4 goals for Belgrano in the 2026 Torneo Apertura season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2026 Torneo Apertura season:
Fastest hat-trick
Adolfo Gaich, playing for Estudiantes de La Plata, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 8 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Estudiantes de La Plata-Central Córdoba.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2026 Torneo Apertura was 4 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Ignacio Russo (Tigre) - February 2026
Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) - March 2026
Dylan Aquino (Lanús) - March 2026
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored one times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Juan Miritello (Defensa y Justicia)
Duván Vergara (Racing Club)
Florián Monzon (Vélez Sarsfield)
Alexis Cuello (San Lorenzo)
Adolfo Gaich (Estudiantes de La Plata)
Matias Pellegrini (Vélez Sarsfield)
Ignacio Russo (Tigre)
Fabrizio Sartori (Independiente Rivadavia)
Rodrigo Auzmendi (San Lorenzo)
Tiziano Perrotta (Banfield)
Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente)
Valentín Dávila (Talleres)
Alejo Véliz (Rosario Central)
Juan Quintero (River Plate)
Leandro Diaz (Atlético Tucumán)
Lautaro Gómez (Banfield)
Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors)
Alexandro Maidana (Talleres)
Dylan Aquino (Lanús)
Adrián Martínez (Racing Club)
Tomás Galván (River Plate)
Thaiel Peralta (Huracán)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2026 Torneo Apertura season was Florián Monzon in Vélez Sarsfield, in total he did it five times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were two players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, four times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors)
Jordy Caicedo (Huracán)
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2026 Torneo Apertura was shared between three players, all of whom scored three penalties each, and these were
Most penalty goals by team
Atlético Tucumán was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2026 Torneo Apertura season, in total they scored four of their goals from penalties.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were three players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2026 Torneo Apertura season, and the players who achieved this were:
Players with most goals in the first half
The players with the most goals in the first half of the match scored 5 goals, and the players who did this were Marcelo Torres (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata) and David Romero (Tigre).
Players with most goals in the second half
Gabriel Ávalos in Independiente scored a total of 7 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Primera División during the 2026 Torneo Apertura season.
Most consecutive wins
River Plate was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2026 Torneo Apertura season, with a total of 5 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Defensa y Justicia were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2026 Torneo Apertura season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Estudiantes de Río Cuarto had a streak of 4 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Primera División during the 2026 Torneo Apertura season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Aldosivi managed the feat of not winning a single match in 16 consecutive matches during the 2026 Torneo Apertura season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Independiente Rivadavia were best at during the 2026 Torneo Apertura season, they came back to win three matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Unión de Santa Fe, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Independiente, Rosario Central, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, Huracán and Defensa y Justicia were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in two different matches during the 2026 Torneo Apertura season.