Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata defeated Independiente 3-1 in the continuation of the seventeenth day of the Argentine Professional Football League Tournament and temporarily remained as Leader of the classification ahead of Atlético de Tucumán.
After the day without football due to the suspension of Friday’s matches as a result of the attack suffered on Thursday by the country’s vice president, Christina Fernandez, This Saturday the four initial games and two of the rescheduled ones were played.
Benjamín Domínguez, Leonardo Morales and Nicolás Contín scored the goals for Gimnasia in front of their audience that allowed them to reverse a initial handicap after Leandro Fernández’s goal for ‘Rojo’.
With this result the ‘Lobo’ led by Nestor Gorosito reached 33 points, one ahead of Atlético Tucumán, who this Monday will close this seventeenth day at home against Banfield.
Hurricanemeanwhile, was in third place with 31 units after its 2-0 victory against Central Córdoba of Santiago del Estero on Thursday at the beginning of the date.
In another result of the games played this Saturday, racing club returned to the path of triumph by winning 1-0 at home against Argentinos Juniors with a goal by goalkeeper Federico Lanzillotta, against his fence, which left the ‘Academy’ in fourth place with 28 points level with Godoy Cruz, who will host Arsenal on Monday from Sarandi.
In addition, the Rosario teams added victories by 1-0: Rosario Central at home against Talleres with a goal from Alan Marinelli and Newell’s Old Boys against a beaten Vélez Sarsfield at home with a goal from Juan Manuel García, while Tigre won 1-2 against bottom side Lanús and Sarmiento repeated the same result against Aldosivi in Mar del Plata.
East Sunday Boca Juniors will visit Colón in Santa Fe, River Plate will be local against Barracas Central in the prelude to the superclásico that both will animate next Sunday at the Bombonera.
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In addition, this Sunday the Board of Trustees will receive Unión and Platense will cross with Estudiantes, leaving three meetings for Monday: the aforementioned Godoy Cruz-Arsenal, Atlético Tucumán-Banfield, while Defense and Justice will receive San Lorenzo.
