The ‘lepers’ beat Argentinos Juniors 1-0 with a goal from Willer Ditta
The ‘Rojo’ won the game against the Platenses 1-2 with goals from Venegas and Leandro Fernández, while Godoy discounted for the locals
Newell’s Old Boys won 1-0 at home against Argentinos Juniors and reached the top of the ranking of the Professional League Tournament of Argentine football, while Students lost 1-2 against Independientewhich took away even the possibility of being co-leader.
The Colombian defender of La Leprosy, Willer Ditta, gave his team the necessary push to reach the top of the standings after a play that began with a corner kick and ended with the ball at his feet and the rival goalkeeper out of position. Heading assistance by Gustavo Velázquez allowed the Colombian to shoot the ball before the impractical gesture of the goalkeeper in his attempt to stop a safe goal, when the first five minutes of the first half were played. The game heated up despite the cold Rosario night, where the visitors generated four infractions that earned them yellow cards and the locals three.
As a result of this result, those led by Javier Sanguinetti add ten points and surpass Boca Juniors, Gimnasia de la Plata, Platense and Estudiantes, who fell 1-2 with Independiente with a goal from the Chilean striker, Leandro Venegas and the midfielder Leandro Fernandez penalty. Students wasted several opportunities to open the scoring and the presence of a weak defense by Independiente left their goalkeeper, the Uruguayan Sebastián Sosa, as a figure of the match. Despite the late discount of Leonardo Godoy, the lack of definition in Estudiantes allowed the King of Cups to take advantage of gaps in the opposing defense and exploit a penalty kick during the second half to seal the match, scoring two goals in less than five minutes. In this way, Independiente takes fifth position in the championship, while the puncturer follows closely in sixth place.
The other duels of this day were beaten by Godoy Cruz, who beat Defense and Justice 2-1. Goals from Guillermo Ortiz and Salomón Rodríguez turned the game around at the Malvinas Argentinas Stadium in Mendoza and condemned Sebastián Beccacece’s team to third from last place. On the other hand, Gimnasia, in the middle of matchday four, defeated Racing Club 3-1 and entered the top four of the league. Meanwhile, Vélez Sarsfield got his first victory by 2-0 against Rosario Central, thus breaking the losing streak that accompanied him from the first day of the league. From Tuesday, the former Boca player and former striker of the Argentine National Team, Carlos Tévez will assume the leadership of the Rosario team in his debut as coach.
The fourth day will close tomorrow with two games, where one of the last possible escorts will appear: Platense will visit Aldosivi in Mar del Plata and San Lorenzo will travel to Santiago del Estero to face Central Córdoba.
