Today's game between Atletico Tucuman and Instituto will kick-off at Aug 22, 2026, 3:00 PM.
Atletico Tucuman vs Instituto is available to watch live. The TV channel and live stream options for this Liga Profesional fixture are listed below.
Atletico Tucuman host Instituto in the Liga Profesional, with Julio Falcioni's side looking to build on a positive recent run against a visiting team that arrives as one of the division's form outfits.
Tucuman have put together a decent stretch of results, winning three of their last five competitive matches including a 4-0 demolition of Independiente in the Copa Argentina. They head into this fixture having beaten Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto in their most recent league outing, though a 1-2 defeat to Sarmiento earlier this month serves as a reminder of their inconsistency.
Instituto are in considerably sharper form. Diego Flores has overseen four consecutive wins, with his side conceding just once across their last three Liga Profesional matches. That kind of defensive discipline, combined with their ability to grind out results on the road, makes them a difficult proposition for any home side.
The standings add further weight to this fixture. Instituto sit top of Clausura Group A, while Tucuman are seventh in Clausura Group B, meaning both clubs have their own reasons to push for three points.
Falcioni will be aware that his side have not beaten Instituto in their last five meetings. The visitors have won three of those encounters, scoring freely and rarely coming away empty-handed at this ground.
For everything you need to know about where to watch Atletico Tucuman vs Instituto, including TV channel and live stream options, read on.
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Team news & squads
Atletico Tucuman vs Instituto lineups
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Starting XI
Substitutes
Manager
- J. Falcioni
- D. Flores
Atletico Tucuman are managed by Julio Falcioni ahead of this Liga Profesional fixture. No confirmed injury or suspension information is available for the home side, and no probable starting XI has been released. Team news will be updated closer to kick-off.
Instituto head coach Diego Flores is similarly without confirmed squad updates at this stage. No injuries or suspensions have been listed, and a projected XI has not been confirmed. Further details are expected in the build-up to the match.
Form
Atletico Tucuman have won three, drawn one, and lost one of their last five competitive matches. Their most recent fixture was a 1-0 Liga Profesional win over Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto on August 17, following a 4-0 Copa Argentina victory over Independiente five days earlier. Their only defeat in that run came against Sarmiento, who won 2-1 in the league on August 8. Tucuman drew 0-0 with Huracan before that, and opened the sequence with a 2-0 win away at Central Cordoba de Santiago.
Instituto have won four of their last five Liga Profesional matches, with their only loss a 1-0 defeat to Velez Sarsfield on July 24. Their most recent outing was a 1-0 win at Central Cordoba de Santiago on August 16, extending a run that also includes victories over Gimnasia Mendoza, Lanus, and Platense. Across those five matches, Instituto have scored five goals and conceded three, with three of their four wins coming by a single goal.
Head-to-Head Record
The most recent meeting between these clubs ended in a 2-1 win for Instituto, played on February 20, 2026, in the Liga Profesional with Instituto as the home side. In the previous encounter, also at Instituto's ground, the home side won 2-0 in October 2025. Across the last five recorded head-to-head fixtures, Instituto have won three and Atletico Tucuman have won two, with the sides sharing 13 goals across those meetings.
Standings
In the Clausura Group A table, Instituto sit first. Atletico Tucuman are seventh in Clausura Group B. In the Apertura standings, Instituto are eighth in Group A, while Tucuman are thirteenth in Group B.
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