Just five days from the end of the tournament, Boca caresses the double
Racing Club is third after its epic victory against Rosario Central
Boca Juniors defeated Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 this Sunday to climb to the top of the classification of the Professional League Tournament of Argentine soccer, after the defeat of Atlético Tucumán 2-1 against Patronato in Paraná in two of the outstanding matches of this twenty-second day of the gaucho contest.
The solitary goal of the youthful Gonzalo Morales allowed him the team led by Hugo Ibarra assume the first position, with 42 unitsof a tournament that has five days left for its completion.
With a series of thirteen games without losing, Boca reached the leadership of the classification this Sunday and is excited about a double in the year after the consecration in the last Professional League Cupand still maintains expectations in the Argentine Cup where he is classified to the semifinals where he will face Patronato.
Precisely Patronato de Paraná was the team that made possible this change of command in the Argentine tournament with their victory this Sunday by 2-1 against Atlético Tucumán which, after this fall, was in second position with 41 units.
Third place went to Racing Clubwho on Friday achieved an agonizing and heroic 4-3 win against Rosario Central after reversing a 1-3 loss and also converting the winning goal in extra time through Aníbal Moreno.
After this victory, the ‘Academy’ adds 40 units and is located two behind the leader Boca Juniors.
The fourth place with 37 integers is shared by two that they could not win on this twenty-second day: Huracán, which lost the Buenos Aires classic 1-0 on Saturday against San Lorenzo as a visitor with a goal by Ezequiel Cerutti, and Gimnasia, which on Thursday tied 1-1 as a visitor with Barracas Central.
In another outstanding duel this Sunday, River Plate broke their adverse series and achieved a revitalizing victory 0-3 away against Argentinos Juniors with goals from Colombian Juan Fernando Quintero, Lucas Beltrán and Agustín Palavecino.
After this success, the ‘Millionaire’, who had suffered a painful elimination from the Argentine Cup against the Board of Trustees, whoHe came sixth in the standings with 35 points and relegated ‘Bicho’ to eighth place after being left with 33 integers like Tigre, who with the help of the tournament’s top scorer Mateo Retegui thrashed Aldosivi 3-0 on Friday.
In other results of this day, Independiente added its fifth win in a row in the championship by winning on Saturday 0-1 against Arsenal de Sarandí, the same result that Newell’s Old Boys achieved against Unión in Santa Fe and Lanús against Talleres in Córdoba.
Also, Colón thrashed Estudiantes 2-4 in La Plata and caused the resignation of Ricardo Zielinski, Banfield tied 1-1 with Godoy Cruz and two results ended with a blank score: Central Córdoba-Sarmiento and Platense-Defense and Justice.