The Professional League de Fútbol will be left with a single pointer following the fifth date: Newell’s Old Boys. The team led by Javier Sanguinetti achieved a valuable victory –the third as a visitor– in La Plata over Students by 2-0. The red and black commands the positions with 13 units, two ahead of Gymnastics and Fencing (11), his closest follower, and four over a large group in third position, where Racing, Boca and Platense (9). On Monday you can join the Independent conversation, which will accumulate 10, in case you beat Patronato in Paraná.
On Sunday, Racing got its third win of the tournament. The Academy wants to get out of an irregular streak and sought to take the first step with a resounding 5-0 in the Cylinder at the expense of the bottom team Aldosivi. Emiliano Vecchio, one of the brand new reinforcements of Fernando Gago’s team, was the figure of the match.
Compact Racing 5 vs. 0
In Stadium One, Newell’s once once more showed their virtues: a rocky defense, which left a rival accustomed to always scoring at least one goal to zero, and efficiency in counterattacks. That way came the many of Deaf Ramiro y John Ferdinand Garro. And on defense he stacks 360 minutes without conceding goals. The only one he suffered in the tournament was from Giuliano Galoppo, from a penalty, in the victory over Banfield (2-1) on the first date.
Student Compact 0 vs. Newells 2
In second place was Gimnasia, which rose with the victory on Friday night over Central Rosary of Carlos Tevez by 1-0, with the goal of the Paraguayan Ramon Sosa. Like Newell’s, the team led by Néstor Gorosito has a surprising start to the championship, supported by a strong collective structure and the great moment of the Uruguayan Brahian Alemán.
Compact of Rosario Central 0 vs. gymnastics 1
Meanwhile, River is recovering. They got a second win in a row, 2-1 once morest Lanús, following not scoring in the first three league games. Add 8 units and send a message to the rest: he woke up. a burst of Jose Paradela y Brian Romero He gave him success once morest an uncomfortable opponent, who usually puts him in trouble, although more in the South than in the Monumental. And that he threatened him with the goal, immediately, by Lautaro Acosta. But from the 35 minutes of the initial stretch the scoreboard did not move. In the balance was the second goal, which although it has Romero as its author, it was a reality a great collective goal.
River 2 Compact vs. Lanus 1
In addition, San Lorenzo drew 1-1 at home with Tigre, and missed another opportunity to get closer to the avant-garde, and in the same way, Argentinos Juniors, who drew 1-1 with Arsenal at La Paternal, might not advance.
The results of the fifth date
The leaderboard
the way to the cups
Classification for the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana
Argentina has six places for the Copa Libertadores in 2023. Boca obtained the first ticket by winning the Professional League Cup. The champion of the current League will access directly. The same will be achieved by the Argentine Cup. The remaining places will go to the first three clubs in the annual general table, which includes the points obtained in the group stage of the LPF Cup (13 games) and the League (total: 40 games). The third of those teams will go to the Libertadores playoff.
Meanwhile, the South American 2023 will play another six teams, which will emerge from the general table and will be the ones located following those classified for the Copa Libertadores. If a club already classified by another instance is repeated, the place will go to the next in that table.