Gymnastics and Fencing from La Plata, Argentina Juniors Y racing club this Thursday reduced the distance to the leader Atlético Tucuman after their respective wins against Unión (0-2), Estudiantes (1-0) and Banfield (0-2), at the end of the fourteenth day of the Argentine Professional League Tournament.
Gymnastics prevailed with authority in Santa Fe by 0-2 against Unión with goals from Leonardo Morales and Franco Soldano to add 28 points and stay one behind Atlético Tucumán, who yesterday drew no purpose in their visit to Tigre.
Meanwhile, Argentinos reached 26 points after beating Estudiantes 1-0 with goals from Thiago Nuss, while Racing Club won 0-2 against Banfield with goals from Matías Rojas and Tomás Chancalay to reached 24 points and matched the line of Huracán and Godoy Cruz.
River Plate and Boca Juniors picked up points on Wednesday by registering goalless draws against Arsenal as visitors and Rosario Central at home, respectively. River was unable to add three to match Sarandí’s 0-0 draw against Arsenal, in a result that left the Millionaires with 22 points, seven behind leaders Atlético Tucumán.
At the last turn on Wednesday, before a full Bombonera, Boca Juniors did not go from a 0-0 tie in a game with two penalties saved: first from Agustín Rossi to Gaspar Servio and then from to Servio himself before Guillermo shot Paul Fernandez.
After the result, including the visit of Carlos Tevez as coach of Rosario Central to the stadium of Boca Juniors, Xeneize was left with 20 points.
Newell’s beat bottom team Lanús
In Wednesday’s fourth and final game, Newell’s Old Boys beat bottom team Lanús by winning 2-0 with goals from Franco Ortellado, an own goal, and Guillermo Balzi, despite finishing with ten players after the expulsion of Nazareno Funez. With this victory, the Rosario team also reached 20 points, while Garnet added the ninth loss and is still at the bottom with only seven points.
The day started on Tuesday with a 1-2 victory from Godoy Cruz against Sarmiento in Junín, the 3-0 cutting of Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero against Colón -where coach Sergio Rondina was dismissed-, San Lorenzo 2-0 against Platense and Independiente drew 1-1 with Huracán.
In Thursday’s remaining matches, Barracas Central won 3-1 against Defensa y Justicia, Aldosivi beat Vélez Sarsfield 3-2, while Talleres and Patronato sealed a 3-3 draw.
Source: La Verdad
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