Independent Rivadavia de Mendoza remains the only leader with an ideal score after completing the third day of the Argentine soccer Apertura Tournament this Tuesday. The Mendoza team beat 2-1 Sarmiento from Junín to add their third victory in a row and remain the sole leader of Zone B with nine units, two more than their escorts Tigre and River Plate, who on this day respectively beat Racing Club 3-1 and tied 0-0 with Rosario Central.
In this same area, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata was in third place with six points after its 3-1 victory on Monday against Aldosivi, while Racing Club was last after its defeat against Tigre, which made it the only team that has not yet added a unit in the competition.
In Zone A, there were three leaders with seven points: Lanús – which tied this Monday 2-2 with Instituto as a visitor -, Platense – which on Saturday beat Talleres 2-1 in Córdoba – and Vélez Sarsfield – which on Saturday tied 1-1 with Independiente at home -.
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In second place with six points were Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo, after their respective triumphs against Newell’s Old Boys (2-0 on Sunday) and Central Córdoba De Santiago del Estero (1-0 on Saturday). In this same area, on Friday Independiente tied 1-1 with Vélez to add their third draw and generate a context of whistles and discontent in the Libertadores de América Stadium.
