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| 18/12/1996 | San Lorenzo | - | Gimnasia de La Plata | 1:2 | ||
| Rosario Central | - | Boca Juniors | 4:2 | |||
| River Plate | - | Vélez Sarsfield | 3:0 | |||
| Racing Club | - | Platense | 1:0 | |||
| Lanús | - | Unión de Santa Fe | 0:0 | |||
| Huracán de Corrientes | - | Independiente | 3:2 | |||
| Gimnasia de Jujuy | - | Deportivo Español | 1:1 | |||
| Ferro Carril Oeste | - | Newell's Old Boys | 0:0 | |||
| Estudiantes | - | Huracán | 3:1 | |||
| Colón de Santa Fe | - | Banfield | 6:0 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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River Plate | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 51:19 | 32 | 46 |
| 2 |
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Independiente | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31:21 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 |
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Lanús | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22:12 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 |
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Racing Club | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31:23 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 |
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Rosario Central | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32:27 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 |
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San Lorenzo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24:22 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 |
|
Boca Juniors | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 36:32 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 |
|
Estudiantes | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25:26 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 |
|
Gimnasia de La Plata | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15:17 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 |
|
Colón de Santa Fe | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25:24 | 1 | 23 |
| 11 |
|
Vélez Sarsfield | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29:31 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 |
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Newell's Old Boys | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23:26 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 |
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Gimnasia de Jujuy | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17:19 | -2 | 22 |
| 14 |
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Platense | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24:27 | -3 | 21 |
| 15 |
|
Ferro Carril Oeste | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 30:34 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 |
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Huracán de Corrientes | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 28:34 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 |
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Unión de Santa Fe | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22:27 | -5 | 17 |
| 18 |
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Huracán | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21:35 | -14 | 16 |
| 19 |
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Deportivo Español | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16:23 | -7 | 15 |
| 20 |
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Banfield | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14:37 | -23 | 13 |
