Independent of Avellanedaone of the most popular clubs in Argentine football, returned to winning ways after five games by beating 2-0 away from home Students from La PlataWith the victory in the tenth round of the Professional League, Independiente left the bottom of the table and is now nineteenth with 11 points, the result of two wins, five draws and three losses. The goals were scored by Kevin Lomónaco (34′) and Gabriel Ávalos (62′), respectively.
For its part, Vélez Sarsfield missed the opportunity to reach the top of Argentine soccer by drawing 2-2 away against Banfield after taking a two-goal lead. In the match played at the Florencio Sola stadium, Vélez scored through Francisco Pizzini and Claudio Aquino in the 16th and 57th minutes, while Banfield tied with a double by Bruno Sepúlveda in the 62nd and 75th minutes. “It’s a shame, we had found an important result in the match and it ended up slipping away from us. It has to serve as experience if we want to continue fighting for the tournament,” said Vélez goalkeeper, Tomás Marchiori, to local television.
With the tie, Vélez is now fourth with 18 points in the standings, two behind Huracán and one behind runners-up Unión de Santa Fe and Atlético Tucumán.
In other matches on Sunday, Instituto de Córdoba beat Platense 2-0 and Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero beat Defensa y Justicia by the same score. On Saturday, River Plate tied 1-1 with leader Huracán in the return of Marcelo Gallardo as coach, the same result by which Boca Juniors tied with Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza.
Meanwhile, Rosario Central beat Newell’s Old Boys 1-0 in one of the classics of Argentine football and San Lorenzo lost 1-0 to Atlético Tucumán. On Friday, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata beat Racing Club 1-0, Deportivo Riestra beat Lanús 3-1, while the Barracas Central – Talleres and Belgrano – Unión matches ended in a 1-1 draw.
