Sarmiento and Vélez fall defeated and ignite the relegation fight

Buenos Aires

10/24/2023 at 07:16

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Those from Junín have accumulated eight games in a row without winning

Estudiantes won their first home game in this League Cup,

Sarmiento’s defeats against Estudiantes de La Plata and Vélez Sarsfield against Banfield at the start of the tenth round of the Argentine soccer League Cup They have lit the fuse of the low positions in the table for the next few weeks.

The tenth day kicked off with the Zone B duel at the Jorge Luis Hirschi, where Pincha beat Sarmiento 2-1 in a very disputed match.

Those from La Plata took the lead at the end of the first half after Mauro Boselli converted a penalty committed by Yair Arismendi. Purslane responded with a great header goal from striker Juan Kaprof, who had come on after the break for winger Alan Marinelli.

The match seemed destined for a tie until A corner left central defender Zaid Romero alone at the far post. which he finished at will to give victory to Marcos Angeleri’s team.

Those from Junín chained eight games in a row without winningand is looking towards the relegation places in the accumulated classification.

Estudiantes won their first home game in this League Cup, first in the First Division since July when they beat Belgrano 4-0, and they persist in their goal of playing in the Copa Sudamericana next year.

The day closed with contest to maintain the category between Vélez Sarsfield and Banfieldbelonging to Zone A of the second tournament of the Argentine season, which won the Drill 0-1 in extremis.

The visitors achieved a vital victory thanks to the great goal by the young winger Gerónimo Rivera’s squadwho had entered a few minutes earlier for the Uruguayan attacker Nicolás Sosa.

Banfield remains at the top of its side in the League Cup, and distances itself from the bottom of the annual table, with 45 points.

For its part, Fortín loses a key duel at the José Amalfitani, a bastion where they had not lost in the league for months, and they gave up some very important points for the next few days.

The tenth round of the League Cup continues tomorrow, with the dispute of the Argentinos Juniors-Huracán and Instituto-Rosario Central matches (Zone A), Unión-Defensa y Justicia and Racing Club-Boca Juniors (Zone B).

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