The ‘Millionaire’ went ahead twice, with Rojas and Beltrán, but the ‘Fortín’ equalized through Pratto and Ortega
Estudiantes retain their place in the top four after drawing 0-0 with Instituto
River Plate tied 2-2 this Monday during his visit to the Velez Sarsfield and gives his escort, San Lorenzo, an advantage, while Students maintains his position in the top four after equaling 0-0 with Institute in two of the last five matches of the eighteenth round of the Argentine Soccer Professional League Tournament.
The first half began with a ‘Millionaire’ on fire. the paraguayan robert rojas he scored his tenth goal after 25 minutes after receiving a rebound that started as a corner kick. The rest of the duel turned into back and forth with little precision. At 7 minutes into the second half, the ‘Fortín’ striker, Lucas Pratto tied by defining a play with three touches that confused the River goalkeeper, Franco Armani, who jumped to the opposite side that was the ball. after the battering ram Lucas Beltran He managed to recover River’s advantage after finishing off a cross into the area, but the illusion dissipated in a short time as Francisco Ortega returned the score to equality with a shot into the hole of the World Cup goalkeeper.
Estudiantes retained fourth place in the tournament, despite drawing level with Instituto in a slow game with few clear opportunities to open the scoring, where the greatest glory went to the goalkeepers of each club. Both await key duels this week in their respective tournaments: “Pincha” will face Bragantino from Brazil in the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana, while “la Gloria” hosts Riestra in the first round of the Copa Argentina.
Another of the outstanding matches of this date was the victory of Banfield versus Central Rosary by 2-0cwith a double from the gunner Milton Gimenez, which ended the losing streak and gave coach Julio César Falcioni the first victory since his return to the institution. On the other hand, Union dimmed the chances that the new technical director of Huracán, Sebastián Battaglia, get his first game won, since Mauro Diale imposed the 1-0 in favor of ‘Tatengue’.
By your side, Newell’s climbed to tenth position in the table after beating Godoy Cruz from Mendoza by 0-2 with goals from Jorge Recalde -from a penalty- and the Colombian Jherson Mosquera. Finally, Colon was lucky to salvage a draw against Central Cordobawho scored two goals early in the duel thanks to the left back Lucas Besozzi and behind the wheel Leandro Macielhowever, the striker of ‘Sabalero’ Ramon Abila achieved the discount and the defense of the ‘Railroad’, Fabio Pereyra he scored an own goal when trying to clear a free kick with his head.
