Banfield beat SAT 1-0 with an Eliana Rosa goal and move within a point of Boca in the Clausura
El Taladro opened matchday 12 of the 2026 Torneo Clausura with an away win and reached 24 points, one behind leaders Boca and level with San Luis, who have yet to play.
Banfield opened matchday 12 of the 2026 Torneo Clausura in Argentina's women's Primera División with the three points they needed to stay in the race. On Thursday morning, away to SAT, Indiana Fernández's side won 1-0 with a goal from Eliana Rosa and reached 24 points, one behind leaders Boca and level with San Luis, who do not play until Saturday and Friday respectively.
One goal to open the round
The match kicked off at 10am, the first game of the round, with El Taladro on the road. It was settled by the strike from Eliana Rosa, who had already scored in August's 3-2 win over Lanús in the Clásico del Sur on matchday four. SAT, who had collected 17 points from eleven rounds with only two defeats, could not find an equaliser.
Banfield lined up with Georgina Murillo; Valentina Barroso, Macarena Ávila, Ana Martha Sampaio, Gabriela Valdez Funes; Eliana Rosa, Micaela Sandoval, Abigail Ponce, Tatiana Sarmiento; Antonella Estigarribia and Milagros Menéndez.
A red-hot table
The result shapes the title race. Before this round, the first after the FIFA international break, Boca led with 25 points from eleven games, San Luis followed with 24 from ten, and Talleres and Banfield shared third place on 21. With the win, El Taladro move to 24 and sit one point behind the Xeneize, who travel to Lanús on Saturday at 3pm in search of a fifth straight victory.
- Boca: 25 points, 11 games (play Lanús on Saturday).
- San Luis: 24 points, 10 games (host Ferro on Friday at 3pm).
- Banfield: 24 points, 12 games.
- Talleres: 21 points, 10 games (visit Unión on Thursday at 3.30pm).
The round continues on Friday with Huracán-Racing (11am), Independiente-San Lorenzo (2pm), San Luis-Ferro, River-Gimnasia and Belgrano-Newell's (all at 3pm), and closes on Saturday with Lanús-Boca at 3pm in Valentín Alsina. Newell's, bottom with one point, are still chasing their first win of the tournament.
What comes next for El Taladro
Banfield return to action on Thursday 12 November at 3pm, when they host River at the Estadio Florencio Sola. Las Millonarias, on 14 points from just eight games, have matches in hand and are one of the teams with the most room to climb the table.
Sources: Club Atlético Banfield (official website), El Femenino, DeporTV.
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