The ‘Millionaire’ won 1-0 at home with a goal from Beltrán
Carlos Tévez once again enjoyed the victory of his Rosario Central, this time in the Rosario duel with Newell’s
Argentinos Juniors and Atlético Tucumán confirmed their status as leaders of the Argentine Professional Soccer League Tournament after their respective wins on matchday nine against Boca Juniors (2-0) and Sarmiento de Junín (1-0).
On Tuesday, at the start of this midweek date, Argentinos Juniors achieved a solid and deserved 2-0 victory against Boca Juniors at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium with goals from Gabriel Carabajal and Gastón Verón. In this way, the team led by Gabriel Milito reached 19 points at the top of the table along with Atlético Tucumán, who won 1-0 against Sarmiento de Junín thanks to a goal from the youthful Ignacio Maestro Puch. The counterpart of the great moment of Argentinos is Boca Juniors, who added their fifth defeat in the tournament to remain in fifteenth position with 12 points and a lot of concern in the team led by Hugo Benjamín Ibarra.
River Platemeanwhile, added a valuable and revitalizing victory this Thursday night before his audience at the Monumental stadium at win 1-0 to a lofty Gym thanks to the solitary goal of Lucas Beltrán. For those led by Marcelo Gallardo, this was the third victory of an irregular campaign that also adds another three draws and three losses.
Another of the outstanding parties of this day is the 1-0 win for Carlos Tevez’s Rosario Central against Newell’s Old Boys in a new edition of the Rosario derby, which featured a solitary goal from Alejo Véliz. The surprising escorts of the tournament with 17 points, two behind the leaders, are Platense, who beat Central Córdoba of Santiago del Estero 2-0 on Tuesday, and Godoy Cruz, who equalized goalless on Wednesday in his visit to Huracán. Racing Club led by Fernando Gago could not beat Arsenal de Sarandí at home and ended up tied 1-1, while Independiente added a new setback to their dark present by 2-1 away against Defense and Justice.
This ninth day was also completed with San Lorenzo’s 2-2 draw against Unión de Santa Fe, Estudiantes’ 3-1 victory against Barracas Central, which suffered the departure of its coach Alfredo Berti, the 1-0 victory of Talleres against Banfield and Patronato against Tigre, along with Colón’s draw against Aldosivi (1-1) and Lanús with Vélez (2-2).
