The end of the footballing year is fast approaching and with that we now have a slightly clearer perspective of what 2026 in the Liga Profesional de Fútbol will look like.
It will not include San Martín or Godoy Cruz, who were relegated last weekend, the latter giving up their place in the top flight after 16 years rubbing shoulders with the nation's elite. We also know that another Mendoza club, Gimnasia, will be taking up one of those vacancies. The Lobo Mendocino will play first-tier football for the first time since the 1984 Nacional competition and also renew their fierce rivalry with Independiente Rivadavia, for whom too 2026 will be a special year as they prepare for their first-ever tilt at the Copa Libertadores.
That leaves just one promotion spot
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