Colon celebrated an important victory while Banfield wasted the chance to join the top fight.
Much more than the Superclasico takes place in this 14th round of the Apertura fight. Pablo Morant's Gimnasia wasted the opportunity to leapfrog River Plate on the relegation fight after a goalless draw in the south against Banfield.
Fernando Gamboa's Colon, on the other hand, rescued three important points in Parque Patricios and inflicted aggravated damage on Huracan, who finishes the week the week on the 16th position with 13 points.
There are only five weeks left of this tournament. Is anyone ready to defy Estudiantes leadership and stop Alejandro Sabella's Pinchas from lifting another title?
Colon and Huracan played a rather interesting game to kick off the 14th round of the tournament. Former Globo player Joaquin Larrivey open the scorer close to the half hour giving his team the advantage for 20 minutes, as Juan Quiroga's own goal with an unexpected header evened the things up for both sides.
Colon played the football that works the best for them overwhelming from the wings and relying on long passes to take better advantage of the speed of their strikers. Federico Higuain was the driver of the team, assisting Larrivey with a beautiful cross in the first goal.
On the 24th minute Larrivey run for a long pass that was finally caught by Huracn goalkeeper Gaston Monzon. Larrivey challenged Globo goalie, who reacted violently attacking Bati Larrivey on the floor. Colon striker was booked and Monzon was sent off, giving hopes for the visitors to obtain the three points.
Marcelo Goux score the winning goal in the last five minutes of the game. Damian Diaz was a warlord on the attack and he played a big role for Colon victory in Parque Patricios. Colon claims the fifth position with 22 points, if only for a few hours.
Unlike Colon and Huracan, Banfield and Gimnasia played a boring game in the south that ended up in a goalless draw. Banfield was superior but could never break through Gimnasia defense. Ruben Ramirez's isolation on the attack left Banfield midfielders out of ideas as the visitors didn't want to risk an important point for the relegation fight.
It was Banfield fifth draw at the Florencio Sola in the tournament and they'll beed to work hard to improve their playing at home if they're meant to fight among the best. Pablo Morant's Lobos were harmless and could never really disturb Banfield goalkeeper Enrique Bologna between the posts.
Banfield 4-4-2 formation wasn't creative enough to deal with Gimnasia defensive scheme. Banfield manager Julio Cesar Falcioni should look forward to Emmanuel Pío's evolution, who finished the game injured in the last 10 minutes of the first half. Young Federico Sardella took over his place without much success.
Gimnasia goalkeeper Gaston Sessa was fundamental for the visitors to rescue a point without playing their best football. An important lesson for Facioni's Taladros to learn, w one they should learn fast enough to actually made it to next year's Copa Libertadores.
Gustavo Alfaro’s Viaducto failed to secure three points in Sarandi and wasted a perfect opportunity to shorten the gap from the top. Luciano Leguizamon had a few decent chances in the first minutes of the game to open the score but it was impossible to create danger in All Boys area.
In the last minute of the first half Lisandro Lopez assisted Leguizamon inside the box and his shot went millimeters away from Nicolas Cambiasso’s goal. All Boys awakened and Sebastian Ereros warned Arsenal goalkeeper with a powerful mid distance shot that Cristian Campestrini caught without making any effort.
All Boys dominated throughout the last 45 minutes. Sebastian Ereros and Mauro Matos had to asume the main offensive role in the attack. Their failure boosted the morale of the visitors who slowly gained terrain. It was an endless midfield battle for All Boys that could have been rewarded with a goal as Emmanuel Perea connected a powerful header on the 29th minute of the second half, but the bar saved the hosts.
All Boys obtained an important point in Sarandi and continues to improve its relegation percentage, determined to retain the category. Arsenal must do things extremely well from now if they want to fight for the title until the last breath.
Caruso Lombardi’s Matadores locked horns with Apertura leader Estudiantes in an interesting game on Saturday night.
Cachete Morales score the opener on the 22nd minute as Fernando Telechea shot against Estudiantes goal, forcing Cesar Taborda to deflect the ball which Morales caught bouncing inside the box.
Caruso Lombardi played an excellent defensive game and relying on the speed of Roman Martinez and Morales to counter attack.
Tigre was left with 10 players as Martinez was booked for a second time on the 2nd minute of the second half. Only five minutes later Estudiantes was already showing a great improvement as Gabriel Peñalba strengthened team’s attack from the wings. Former Argentinos midfielder missed a perfect opportunity to even the score on the 7th minute, followed by a brilliant collective attack between Enzo Perez, Gabriel Mercado and Leandro Benitez.
Mercado sent a perfect cross that Benitez volleyed into the net. The equalizer and the one-man advantage changed the game. Estudiantes captain Juan Sebastian Veron was close from giving Estudiantes a one-goal lead with a free kick close to the hour mark.
Tigre coach made the right call sending Tete Gonzalez (a defensive-minded player) instead of Cachete Morales to gain more control of the ball. On the 28th minute of the second half Ruben Botta started the counter attack that Denis Stracqualursi translated into the second goal. Ee shot against the goal, but the ball changed its course after it hit Estudiantes defender Federico Fernandez. Cesar Taborda was left with nothing to do as the ball slowly bounced into his net.
An important victory for Tigre. Estudiantes will have to struggle hard to stop Velez Sarsfield from claiming the top position.
Luis Madelon’s Quilmes celebrated a decisive victory against one of the main candidates for the title. Santiago Raymonda score the opener for the hosts on the first minute of the game but Jairo Castillo evened things on the 32nd minute.
Miguel Caneo was the hero of the evening with a powerful shot on the 46th minute of the second half.
It was the first victory in the tournament for Quilmes, but it was not enough for the Brewers to abandon the bottom position. Omar Asad left the stadium pretty disappointed as his Tombas missed a perfect opportunity to shorten the gap from the top.
Juan Jota Morales lead Quilmes offense against Godoy Cruz obtaining extraordinary results. He was a constant threat for Tomba defense, for his speed and depth of view created endless opportunity to break through Asad’s back line, but Sebastian Perrico denied his every attempt.
David Ramirez missed an opportunity to put Godoy Cruz into advantage as he reached Quilmes area on his own. The hosts score the winning goal in the last minute of the game and claimed three decisive points over a rival playing far below par.
Pedro Troglio’s Bichos Colorados celebrated their second consecutive victory in Paternal against Ramon Diaz’s Cuervos. Nicolas Blandi score the winning goal on the 23rd minute of the first half taking advantage of San Lorenzo defensive mistakes.
The goal let the hosts relax and focus on controlling the ball and nullifying Cuervos offense. The hosts dominated the game and created scoring opportunities from every flank. Young Ciro Rius, Sergio Escudero and Blandi himself were the most aggressive players during the first minutes, lowering San Lorenzo morale at the Diego Armando Maradona.
The opener came from a corner kick as Ciro Rius headed the ball inside the box, allowing Santiago Gentiletti to assist Blandi who didn’t hesitate on scoring. Pablo Migliore could do nothing to stop Argentinos from claiming the upper hand in the first half an hour.
San Lorenzo struggled during the first half to find the equalizer without much success. Team’s main driver Leandro Romagnoli was isolated on the attack and could never outwit Ortigoza in the midfield. Ramon Diaz’s offensive substitutions had a minor impact on the development of the game.
It was a major triumph for Argentinos that helped Troglio to settle as head coach. San Lorenzo was sent back home empty-handed without any chance to fight for the top whatsoever.
Suffering more than expected, Ricardo Gareca's Fortineros managed to defeat Luis Zubeldia's Lanus and made it to the first position along with Estudiantes. Ricardo Alvarez was the unexpected scorer of the winning goal one hour into the game, claiming a decisive victory. Lanus fell to the 14th position with 18 points and is getting far too behind the rest of the Libertadores candidates.
Lanus defensive scheme stopped Velez drivers from communicanting properly with Santiago Silva and Juan Manuel Martinez on the attack. Velez overwhelming firepower was not enough to break through Granas defense throughout the first half, as Lanus goalkeeper Mauricio Caranta was always on the right place at the right time.
Silva was close from finding the opener twice as he headed the ball milimeters away from Lanus goal while Mauro Regueiro tried to solve Lanus offensive problems on his own without much success.
The second half changed dramatically close to the hour mark, as Alvarez caught a bouncing ball outside the box and send it straight into Caranta's goal. The advantage boosted the confidence of the hosts who were closer from scoring the second goal than Lanus from finding the equalizer. Velez defenders were the key for Gareca's success as only once Marcelo Barovero was forced to show his prowess as Silvio Romero faced him face-to-face.
With only five games ahead Velez has joined the first position and now depend only on themselves to lift this year's title. Will they succeed?
Independiente alternative squad failed to secure the full scoring against Omar de Felippe's Olimpo.The visitors dominated the first half with powerful advances from the wings that forced Independiente defense to stay sharp and fully aware of Olimpo attack. Nestor Bareiro had the clearest opportunity as his shot hit Hilario Navarro's bar.
Diego Galvan was also close from finding the opener goal with a free kick that caressed Navarro's goal as it went wide. Martin Gomez was the best Rojo player. building strong links with the rest of the attackers.
Antonio Mohammed's Diablos relied ont aerial play to finish most of the attacks and where finally rewarded on the 14th minute of the second half as Maxi Velazquez's header found Carlos Matheu who sent the ball into the net.
Olimpo had only one chance in the last 45 minutes as the game was ending and Carlos Salom didn't waste it, surprising Navarro from close distance with a beautiful shot.
Salom's finesse granted Olimpo an important point for the relegation fight and stopped Rojos ambitions from improving their performance in the Apertura while advancing on Copa Sudamericana fight. Now every point matters for the relegation fight as Independiente falls to the 18th position.
Pablo Luguercio lead Racing awakening in the last fifteen minutes of the game, as Luguercio replaced Claudio Bieler on the attack. He first assisted Gabriel Hauche with a beautiful cross before scoring a goal himself to secure the full scoring on injury time.
Racing drifted away in the first 20 minutes of the game, as the visitors made the midfield of the field their own personal playground. But once Racing captain Claudio Yacob settled in the center things took a radical twist. as his interactions with Colombian international Giovanni Moreno ended up in plenty of scoring opportunities.
Mauricio Sperdutti and Mauro Formica were the most creative players among Roberto Sensini's Lepras but they failed to take advantage of the superiority of the first minutes. The first was close from scoring a goal directly from a corner kick while the latter was the intellectual author of most of the attacks.
Estigarribia was a nightmare for Racing defenders who couldn't keep up with his pace. Ivan Borghello was never a threat, however, and when Roberto Sensini sent Leandro Velazquez to replace him it was already too late.
In five minutes Payaso Luguercio secured the victory. It was a burst of violence that caught Newell's completely off guard and granted Racing three decisive points for the Libertadores fight. Newell's failed to join the top fight and exploit Estudiantes defeat to its maximum.
Fernando Gamboa's Colon, on the other hand, rescued three important points in Parque Patricios and inflicted aggravated damage on Huracan, who finishes the week the week on the 16th position with 13 points.
There are only five weeks left of this tournament. Is anyone ready to defy Estudiantes leadership and stop Alejandro Sabella's Pinchas from lifting another title?
Colon and Huracan played a rather interesting game to kick off the 14th round of the tournament. Former Globo player Joaquin Larrivey open the scorer close to the half hour giving his team the advantage for 20 minutes, as Juan Quiroga's own goal with an unexpected header evened the things up for both sides.
Colon played the football that works the best for them overwhelming from the wings and relying on long passes to take better advantage of the speed of their strikers. Federico Higuain was the driver of the team, assisting Larrivey with a beautiful cross in the first goal.
On the 24th minute Larrivey run for a long pass that was finally caught by Huracn goalkeeper Gaston Monzon. Larrivey challenged Globo goalie, who reacted violently attacking Bati Larrivey on the floor. Colon striker was booked and Monzon was sent off, giving hopes for the visitors to obtain the three points.
Marcelo Goux score the winning goal in the last five minutes of the game. Damian Diaz was a warlord on the attack and he played a big role for Colon victory in Parque Patricios. Colon claims the fifth position with 22 points, if only for a few hours.
Unlike Colon and Huracan, Banfield and Gimnasia played a boring game in the south that ended up in a goalless draw. Banfield was superior but could never break through Gimnasia defense. Ruben Ramirez's isolation on the attack left Banfield midfielders out of ideas as the visitors didn't want to risk an important point for the relegation fight.
It was Banfield fifth draw at the Florencio Sola in the tournament and they'll beed to work hard to improve their playing at home if they're meant to fight among the best. Pablo Morant's Lobos were harmless and could never really disturb Banfield goalkeeper Enrique Bologna between the posts.
Banfield 4-4-2 formation wasn't creative enough to deal with Gimnasia defensive scheme. Banfield manager Julio Cesar Falcioni should look forward to Emmanuel Pío's evolution, who finished the game injured in the last 10 minutes of the first half. Young Federico Sardella took over his place without much success.
Gimnasia goalkeeper Gaston Sessa was fundamental for the visitors to rescue a point without playing their best football. An important lesson for Facioni's Taladros to learn, w one they should learn fast enough to actually made it to next year's Copa Libertadores.
Gustavo Alfaro’s Viaducto failed to secure three points in Sarandi and wasted a perfect opportunity to shorten the gap from the top. Luciano Leguizamon had a few decent chances in the first minutes of the game to open the score but it was impossible to create danger in All Boys area.
In the last minute of the first half Lisandro Lopez assisted Leguizamon inside the box and his shot went millimeters away from Nicolas Cambiasso’s goal. All Boys awakened and Sebastian Ereros warned Arsenal goalkeeper with a powerful mid distance shot that Cristian Campestrini caught without making any effort.
All Boys dominated throughout the last 45 minutes. Sebastian Ereros and Mauro Matos had to asume the main offensive role in the attack. Their failure boosted the morale of the visitors who slowly gained terrain. It was an endless midfield battle for All Boys that could have been rewarded with a goal as Emmanuel Perea connected a powerful header on the 29th minute of the second half, but the bar saved the hosts.
All Boys obtained an important point in Sarandi and continues to improve its relegation percentage, determined to retain the category. Arsenal must do things extremely well from now if they want to fight for the title until the last breath.
Caruso Lombardi’s Matadores locked horns with Apertura leader Estudiantes in an interesting game on Saturday night.
Cachete Morales score the opener on the 22nd minute as Fernando Telechea shot against Estudiantes goal, forcing Cesar Taborda to deflect the ball which Morales caught bouncing inside the box.
Caruso Lombardi played an excellent defensive game and relying on the speed of Roman Martinez and Morales to counter attack.
Tigre was left with 10 players as Martinez was booked for a second time on the 2nd minute of the second half. Only five minutes later Estudiantes was already showing a great improvement as Gabriel Peñalba strengthened team’s attack from the wings. Former Argentinos midfielder missed a perfect opportunity to even the score on the 7th minute, followed by a brilliant collective attack between Enzo Perez, Gabriel Mercado and Leandro Benitez.
Mercado sent a perfect cross that Benitez volleyed into the net. The equalizer and the one-man advantage changed the game. Estudiantes captain Juan Sebastian Veron was close from giving Estudiantes a one-goal lead with a free kick close to the hour mark.
Tigre coach made the right call sending Tete Gonzalez (a defensive-minded player) instead of Cachete Morales to gain more control of the ball. On the 28th minute of the second half Ruben Botta started the counter attack that Denis Stracqualursi translated into the second goal. Ee shot against the goal, but the ball changed its course after it hit Estudiantes defender Federico Fernandez. Cesar Taborda was left with nothing to do as the ball slowly bounced into his net.
An important victory for Tigre. Estudiantes will have to struggle hard to stop Velez Sarsfield from claiming the top position.
Luis Madelon’s Quilmes celebrated a decisive victory against one of the main candidates for the title. Santiago Raymonda score the opener for the hosts on the first minute of the game but Jairo Castillo evened things on the 32nd minute.
Miguel Caneo was the hero of the evening with a powerful shot on the 46th minute of the second half.
It was the first victory in the tournament for Quilmes, but it was not enough for the Brewers to abandon the bottom position. Omar Asad left the stadium pretty disappointed as his Tombas missed a perfect opportunity to shorten the gap from the top.
Juan Jota Morales lead Quilmes offense against Godoy Cruz obtaining extraordinary results. He was a constant threat for Tomba defense, for his speed and depth of view created endless opportunity to break through Asad’s back line, but Sebastian Perrico denied his every attempt.
David Ramirez missed an opportunity to put Godoy Cruz into advantage as he reached Quilmes area on his own. The hosts score the winning goal in the last minute of the game and claimed three decisive points over a rival playing far below par.
Pedro Troglio’s Bichos Colorados celebrated their second consecutive victory in Paternal against Ramon Diaz’s Cuervos. Nicolas Blandi score the winning goal on the 23rd minute of the first half taking advantage of San Lorenzo defensive mistakes.
The goal let the hosts relax and focus on controlling the ball and nullifying Cuervos offense. The hosts dominated the game and created scoring opportunities from every flank. Young Ciro Rius, Sergio Escudero and Blandi himself were the most aggressive players during the first minutes, lowering San Lorenzo morale at the Diego Armando Maradona.
The opener came from a corner kick as Ciro Rius headed the ball inside the box, allowing Santiago Gentiletti to assist Blandi who didn’t hesitate on scoring. Pablo Migliore could do nothing to stop Argentinos from claiming the upper hand in the first half an hour.
San Lorenzo struggled during the first half to find the equalizer without much success. Team’s main driver Leandro Romagnoli was isolated on the attack and could never outwit Ortigoza in the midfield. Ramon Diaz’s offensive substitutions had a minor impact on the development of the game.
It was a major triumph for Argentinos that helped Troglio to settle as head coach. San Lorenzo was sent back home empty-handed without any chance to fight for the top whatsoever.
Suffering more than expected, Ricardo Gareca's Fortineros managed to defeat Luis Zubeldia's Lanus and made it to the first position along with Estudiantes. Ricardo Alvarez was the unexpected scorer of the winning goal one hour into the game, claiming a decisive victory. Lanus fell to the 14th position with 18 points and is getting far too behind the rest of the Libertadores candidates.
Lanus defensive scheme stopped Velez drivers from communicanting properly with Santiago Silva and Juan Manuel Martinez on the attack. Velez overwhelming firepower was not enough to break through Granas defense throughout the first half, as Lanus goalkeeper Mauricio Caranta was always on the right place at the right time.
Silva was close from finding the opener twice as he headed the ball milimeters away from Lanus goal while Mauro Regueiro tried to solve Lanus offensive problems on his own without much success.
The second half changed dramatically close to the hour mark, as Alvarez caught a bouncing ball outside the box and send it straight into Caranta's goal. The advantage boosted the confidence of the hosts who were closer from scoring the second goal than Lanus from finding the equalizer. Velez defenders were the key for Gareca's success as only once Marcelo Barovero was forced to show his prowess as Silvio Romero faced him face-to-face.
With only five games ahead Velez has joined the first position and now depend only on themselves to lift this year's title. Will they succeed?
Independiente alternative squad failed to secure the full scoring against Omar de Felippe's Olimpo.The visitors dominated the first half with powerful advances from the wings that forced Independiente defense to stay sharp and fully aware of Olimpo attack. Nestor Bareiro had the clearest opportunity as his shot hit Hilario Navarro's bar.
Diego Galvan was also close from finding the opener goal with a free kick that caressed Navarro's goal as it went wide. Martin Gomez was the best Rojo player. building strong links with the rest of the attackers.
Antonio Mohammed's Diablos relied ont aerial play to finish most of the attacks and where finally rewarded on the 14th minute of the second half as Maxi Velazquez's header found Carlos Matheu who sent the ball into the net.
Olimpo had only one chance in the last 45 minutes as the game was ending and Carlos Salom didn't waste it, surprising Navarro from close distance with a beautiful shot.
Salom's finesse granted Olimpo an important point for the relegation fight and stopped Rojos ambitions from improving their performance in the Apertura while advancing on Copa Sudamericana fight. Now every point matters for the relegation fight as Independiente falls to the 18th position.
Pablo Luguercio lead Racing awakening in the last fifteen minutes of the game, as Luguercio replaced Claudio Bieler on the attack. He first assisted Gabriel Hauche with a beautiful cross before scoring a goal himself to secure the full scoring on injury time.
Racing drifted away in the first 20 minutes of the game, as the visitors made the midfield of the field their own personal playground. But once Racing captain Claudio Yacob settled in the center things took a radical twist. as his interactions with Colombian international Giovanni Moreno ended up in plenty of scoring opportunities.
Mauricio Sperdutti and Mauro Formica were the most creative players among Roberto Sensini's Lepras but they failed to take advantage of the superiority of the first minutes. The first was close from scoring a goal directly from a corner kick while the latter was the intellectual author of most of the attacks.
Estigarribia was a nightmare for Racing defenders who couldn't keep up with his pace. Ivan Borghello was never a threat, however, and when Roberto Sensini sent Leandro Velazquez to replace him it was already too late.
In five minutes Payaso Luguercio secured the victory. It was a burst of violence that caught Newell's completely off guard and granted Racing three decisive points for the Libertadores fight. Newell's failed to join the top fight and exploit Estudiantes defeat to its maximum.
