Boca Juniors and River Plate did not stop their free fall and on this seventh day of the Professional League Tournament of Argentine soccer they repeated defeats against San Lorenzo (2-1) and Godoy Cruz (0-2), respectively.
Both teams, who had just been eliminated in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores, were far from the top of the table that Newell’s Old Boys continues to lead, despite their 1-1 away draw against Platense on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, in one of the most attractive duels of this seventh date, Racing Club won 1-0 against Independiente in a new edition of the Clásico de Avellaneda.
On Saturday in the evening shift, a downcast San Lorenzo achieved a revitalizing 2-1 victory against Boca Juniors, which added its third consecutive setback for a local tournament that adds to the elimination of the Copa Libertadores suffered last Tuesday at home against Corinthians , after the definition by penalties.
The ‘xeneize’ team, which also suffered the departure of its coach Sebastián Battaglia, is going through the worst moment of the year after being champion in the recent Professional League Cup.
River Plate, meanwhile, this Sunday in the last turn also added a setback by falling at home in the Monumental Stadium of Núñez by 0-2 against Godoy Cruz and also being relegated in the standings.
Marcelo Gallardo’s ‘Millionaire’ had just suffered an early goodbye to the Copa Libertadores after equalizing goalless at home with Vélez Sarsfield, who went through the round thanks to 1-0 in the first leg.
In another of the attractive crosses of this seventh day, Racing Club won 1-0 against Independiente in a new chapter of one of the oldest classics of Argentine football.
A Chilean goal by Gabriel Hauche allowed those led by Fernando Gago to deal a new blow to those led by Eduardo Domínguez, who left the Cilindro de Avellaneda without giving the usual press conference and his future is unknown.
In the fight for the leadership of this tournament, Newell’s Old Boys equaled 1-1 with Platense as a visitor on Saturday but reached 15 units, which allowed them to overcome the 14 of the Gimnasia escorts, who this Sunday lost 2-0 against Atlético Tucumán , and Hurricane, which won 2-3 against Lanús.
In other results of this day, Carlos Tevez’s Rosario Central added its first victory on Friday by 1-0 against Sarmiento de Junín, Unión defeated Banfield 2-3, Arsenal won 0-1 against Patronato, Barracas Central won 0-2 to Talleres and Estudiantes equaled 2-2 with Central Córdoba.
The seventh date of the contest is completed today with three meetings: Defense and Justice-Aldosivi, Colón-Vélez Sarsfield and Argentinos-Tigre
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