First Date Professional Division Group A: Nacional Potosi 1 - 1 Palmaflor

 The Valle Bajo team lost its compass after the expulsion of defender Juan José Orellana in the final minutes and allowed the Ranchoguitarras to rescue a point in Potosí.

Palmaflor could not sustain the victory over Nacional Potosí and, in the last breath of the match, the squad from the Villa Imperial made the goal of equality rescuing a point at home, at the start of the first date of the Apertura tournament.

Those led by coach Humberto Viviani made wear and tear and searched for the rival goal on several occasions, but could not widen the difference on the scoreboard.

This tie leaves the Valle Bajo squad with a bitter taste because it was close to bagging a victory in a difficult scenario for a visiting club.

In the first stage, both teams proposed analysis football and dangerous actions, but neither sent the ball to the bottom of the goal.

In the complement, the first serious attempt to respond by Palmaflor occurred in the 76th minute with a shot by Igo Soares, who made his way to shoot with his left-handed profile and hit the ball on the crossbar.

Two minutes later (78), in a counterattack play, the ball passed near defender Víctor Galaín, who was unable to deflect the trajectory of the ball, leaving it for attacker Wesley da Silva, who eluded goalkeeper Saidt Mustafá's exit and with a goal Empty opened the account in the match to the surprise of the locals.

Palmaflor was one step away from adding his first victory of the year, but suffered the expulsion of the player Juan José Orellana, at 89 minutes, for physical aggression against one of the opponents, three minutes after entering to reinforce the defense.

The representative from Cochabamba was disorganized and was prey to nerves after this negative action.

When the third minute of addition was played, defender Luis Torrico was the "hero" of Nacional Potosí with the goal (93 minutes), leaving the score tied (1-1), against Auriverde at the Víctor Agustín Ugarte stadium.

With a soft touch, but enough to dislodge goalkeeper Gustavo Salvatierra, Torrico saved the Ranchoguitarras from defeat at home.

Although the purpose of the locals was to add three units, they received this comforting tie for their aspirations to be protagonists in the tournament.