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| 16/08/1996 | River Plate | - | Argentinos Juniors | 0:0 | ||
| 17/08/1996 | Rosario Central | - | San Lorenzo | 3:1 | ||
| 18/08/1996 | Vélez Sarsfield | - | Independiente | 0:0 | ||
| Racing Club | - | Colón de Santa Fe | 1:2 | |||
| Huracán | - | Lanús | 2:1 | |||
| Gimnasia de Jujuy | - | Newell's Old Boys | 2:0 | |||
| Estudiantes | - | Gimnasia de La Plata | 1:1 | |||
| Deportivo Español | - | Boca Juniors | 1:1 | |||
| Banfield | - | Belgrano de Córdoba | 0:2 | |||
| 19/08/1996 | Platense | - | Ferro Carril Oeste | 0:1 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Vélez Sarsfield | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 40:18 | 22 | 40 |
| 2 |
|
Gimnasia de La Plata | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 44:21 | 23 | 39 |
| 3 |
|
Lanús | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35:24 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 |
|
Estudiantes | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33:22 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 |
|
Boca Juniors | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30:26 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 |
|
Rosario Central | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33:23 | 10 | 30 |
| 7 |
|
Huracán | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 32:29 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 |
|
Racing Club | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26:25 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 |
|
Colón de Santa Fe | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20:21 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 |
|
Ferro Carril Oeste | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16:20 | -4 | 26 |
| 11 |
|
Deportivo Español | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19:19 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 |
|
Independiente | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22:26 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 |
|
Belgrano de Córdoba | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23:26 | -3 | 22 |
| 14 |
|
River Plate | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 32:33 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 |
|
Platense | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23:29 | -6 | 21 |
| 16 |
|
Gimnasia de Jujuy | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 22:37 | -15 | 21 |
| 17 |
|
Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20:28 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 |
|
Banfield | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20:25 | -5 | 17 |
| 19 |
|
San Lorenzo | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15:29 | -14 | 16 |
| 20 |
|
Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12:36 | -24 | 13 |
