Argentine Primera Division

Banfield - Arsenal Banfield managed an important point on their visit to Newell’s Old Boys last Monday, with goalkeeper Facundo Cambeses stopping a penalty in the 92nd minute. El Taladro succumbed to a single defeat in six games under recently-appointed boss Diego Dabove (winning three and drawing two), which allowed them to make it 26 points and climb from 20th to 17th place in the relegation standings. Banfield are still the worst home side in the league (having taken 11 points from 33 on offer), but they registered two wins and one loss at Estadio Florencio Sola since the new…

Talleres vs Independiente Even though coach Alexander Medina decided to rotate his players, Talleres still managed to beat Sarmiento 2-1 away last time out thanks to goals from the usual substitutes Diego Garcia and Jose Romero. Having won four and drawn two of their last seven league games (only losing at Gimnasia LP in that span), the team made it 46 points in the Liga Profesional’s table, occupying the second spot in this competition and having already qualified for the Copa Libertadores’ group stage in 2022. At home, Talleres has been almost perfect in this tournament, registering eight victories, two…

Rosario Central vs Huracan Rosario Central came back from a 2-0 disadvantage on their visit to Lanus to secure an important point. The 2-2 draw allowed the team to make it four league games without defeat (two victories and two stalemates). El Canalla are performing a worthy campaign despite playing with a young squad: they accumulated 32 points in this tournament and hold onto their chances to qualify for the next Copa Sudamericana: Cristian Gonzalez’s men are occupying the last continental berth in the aggregate table and will secure their ticket in the event of beating Huracan. Central also are…

Platense - Velez Platense managed an important point on their visit to Godoy Cruz last time out, when they drew 2-2 after trailing on both occasions. El Calamar has been irregular lately, winning only one of their last five games in this competition (including two stalemates and two defeats), but they are performing a decent campaign on the return to the top flight: the side accumulated 28 points, which allows them to occupy 20th place in the relegation table. Platense succumbed to a single defeat across their last seven home matches, winning two and drawing four. Coach Claudio Sponton has…

Aldosivi vs Argentinos Jrs After two consecutive victories in league action, Aldosivi succumbed to a 2-0 away defeat at Talleres last time out despite having shown a worthy version. However, the team has improved under boss Martin Palermo, which allows them to accumulate 27 points in the Liga Profesional’s table. El Tiburon remains occupying the penultimate spot in the relegation rankings, level with Sarmiento and two points above bottom-placed Patronato. At home, Aldosivi won three of their last four games, only losing to Boca Juniors in the process. Argentinos Juniors keep their hope alive in the race for a ticket…

Gimnasia vs Estudiantes Gimnasia LP coach Nestor Gorosito decided to rest six of his usual starters last Sunday and the team couldn’t handle that: they lost 3-0 away at Argentinos Juniors to stop a two-game winning streak in league action. Therefore, El Lobo remain on 34 points in the league table, which is still a good campaign, but they were displaced from the Copa Sudamericana spots in the aggregate table (now trailing Union Santa Fe, who occupy the last qualifying berth by one point). As hosts, Gimnasia lost only one of their last four matches, winning two and drawing one.…

Godoy Cruz vs Platense Godoy Cruz put an end to their four-game winless streak in league action (one draw and three losses) last Saturday, when they thrashed Patronato 3-0 away. Diego Flores’ men made it 30 points in the league standings and also opened a five-point gap over the bottom place of the relegation table (where they are sitting in the 23rd place, having leapfrogged Sarmiento last weekend). On a sorry note, El Tomba are on two consecutive defeats at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, having lost to Talleres and Estudiantes. With striker Matias Tissera in superb form (he netted a hat-trick),…

Banfield vs Independiente Banfield registered a scoreless away draw at newly-promoted Sarmiento in a boring match last Wednesday. Even though they would have wanted to earn a better result, El Taladro are improving under coach Diego Dabove: they lost only one of four matches, having won two and drawn one in the process. Independiente secured a big win in their struggle to get one of the Copa Libertadores’ tickets last Wednesday, when they beat Boca Juniors 1-0 with Carlos Benavidez netting a header in the first half. El Rojo made it 34 points in the league table (having taken ten…

Union vs Atletico Tucuman Thanks to a strike from Emanuel Britez in the 90th minute, Union Santa Fe claimed a much-needed 1-0 away success at bottom-placed Sarandi Arsenal to break a two-game losing streak in league action. As a result, the team made it 28 points in this competition and also kept their hope alive in the struggle to get a Copa Sudamericana ticket: El Tatengue are now two points behind the last qualifying berth in the aggregate table (occupied by Gimnasia LP). On a sorry note, Union managed four points in their last four home games, having won one,…

Rosario Central vs River With striker Marco Ruben netting a hat-trick, Rosario Central managed to beat Colon 4-1 away last Thursday. Cristian Gonzalez’s men made it two consecutive victories in the Liga Profesional to accumulate 30 points in that table. The important thing is that they continue fighting for a ticket to the Copa Sudamericana 2022, trailing the last qualifying berth in the aggregate standings by only one point. Furthermore, El Canalla are on three consecutive victories at their own stadium, having beaten Patronato, Racing Club and Atletico Tucuman consecutively. River Plate lifted their 37th league title (the first one…