Argentine Soccer: Professional League Cup Update and Match Results

Argentine soccer is looking for its champion for the second half of the year (Photo: Reuters)

The Professional League Cup continues its course on the eleventh day and the entry to the quarterfinals as the fight to avoid relegation is at its best. Tigre (40) would currently be losing the category, but Huracán (42), Sarmiento (42), Colón (42) and Unión (42) remain close behind. Meanwhile, River Plate defeated Gimnasia and was four units behind second due to the equality between Independiente and Arsenal in Avellaneda. This Monday, five other meetings summarized the day.

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0-0 BANFIELD WORKSHOPS

Talleres de Córdoba drew 0-0 with Banfield, which was unable to qualify for the final phase of the Professional League Cup. The match, valid for the eleventh date of Zone A, was played at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium and did not have many emotions on Monday afternoon. It was the meeting that opened the day.

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At the World Cup venue there was desire from both teams, but they could not take advantage. Both needed to add three points, although they did not go beyond a pale equality without goals.

El Taladro is in sixth place with 16 points, it has been undefeated in six games, with four draws and two victories, the last 1-0 against Vélez Sarsfield.

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The T, for its part, is in eleventh position with 13 units, one more than Argentinos Juniors, and has just lost 1 to 0 against Atlético Tucumán as a visitor.

On the next date Talleres will visit Vélez, from 4 p.m. While Banfield will receive Colón de Santa Fe on Monday, starting at 9 p.m.

Formations

Stadium: Mario Alberto Kempes

Referee: Andrés Gariano

TV: ESPN Premium

LANÚS 2-0 BELGRANO

Lanús became undefeated against Belgrano de Córdoba after tonight’s 2-0 victory in a match played at the Ciudad de Lanús Stadium and valid for the eleventh day of Zone B of the 2023 Professional League Cup. The goals of Granate were scored by Jonathan Torres and Luciano Boggio, at 3 and 15 minutes of the complement.

Ricardo Zielinski’s team surprised Guillermo Farré’s team, which arrived as the leader and undefeated at La Fortaleza and was able to beat it, although the Córdoba team first warned with its main credential, Matías Marín.

Later there was bad news for Belgrano as Erik Godoy was sent off for a cross in which he went down with Leandro Díaz and fouled him. After reviewing the play at the request of the VAR, referee Pablo Dóvalo considered that it was a last resort and showed the red card to the Pirate defender.

Conditioned by playing with one less, Belgrano had to hold off Lanús, which took the lead at the dawn of the complement through the entered Jonathan Torres who received after a free kick and defined cross.

Then Granate widened the gap with a great goal from Luciano Boggio who finished from outside the area and his powerful shot made Nahuel Losada’s flight fruitless.

Lanús achieved its second victory in the championship, while Belgrano fell for the first time in the tournament and compromised its leadership in Zone B of the League Cup. He will have to wait for the game of the other leader, Godoy Cruz, who this Tuesday will visit Tigre, which is now in direct relegation.

On the next date Lanús will visit Unión de Santa Fe on Sunday from 4:30 p.m. While Belgrano will receive Tigre, on Monday from 9 p.m.

Formations

Lanús: Lucas Acosta; Juan Cáceres, Cristian Lema, Diego Braghieri, Brian Aguirre; Raúl Loaiza, Gonzalo Pérez, Pedro De la Vega, Luciano Boggio, Lautaro Acosta; and Leandro Díaz. DT: Ricardo Zielinski.

Belgrano: Nahuel Losada; Juan Barinaga, Alexander Rebola, Erik Godoy, Lucas Diarte; Santiago Longo, Ulises Sanchez, Stephen Rolon, Matthias Marin, Facundo Lencioni; Lucas Passerini. DT: William Farrer.

Stadium: Ciudad de Lanús-Néstor Díaz Pérez

Referee: Pablo Dóvalo

TV: ESPN Premium

SARMIENTO 0-0 SAN LORENZO

Sarmiento and San Lorenzo tied 0-0 in Junín in a match with few emotions for the eleventh of the Professional League Cup. It is difficult for both of them to win and they demonstrated it in the match played at the Eva Perón Stadium.

At the beginning the Ciclón was saved with two shots on the crossbar. First with a shot from Gonzalo Bettini and then with a header after a corner kick. El Verde continued looking for him and Augusto Batalla became the figure of San Lorenzo.

In the complement, Gabriel Díaz warned the local team with a missile, but Battle responded again. Although local goalkeeper José Devecchi also shone with three saves in a row. First against a header from Adam Bareiro, then with a shot from Rafael Pérez and later a mid-range shot from Malcom Braida.

San Lorenzo has gone ten dates without victories in the LPF Cup. Their only joy in this competition came on the opening day against Lanús, in La Fortaleza. Aside from its status as a semi-finalist in the Argentine Cup, the Ciclón is going through the most delicate moment in the Rubén Darío Insua era because the team’s expected reaction is postponed day after date, the product of a lackluster collective functioning, related to underground individual levels .

With this equality, San Lorenzo is eleventh in Zone B and is far from being able to qualify for the quarterfinals. While Sarmiento continues to fight for permanence and was in 22nd place in the annual table.

On the next date Sarmiento will visit Newell’s on Sunday from 9 p.m. While San Lorenzo will host Boca Juniors on Wednesday from 7 p.m.

Formations

Vine: Jose Devecchi; Gonzalo Bettini, Franco Paredes, John Insaurralde, Gabriel Diaz; Maico Quiroz; Guido Mainero, Fernando Martinez, Yair Arismendi; Alan Marinelli and Augustine Fontana. DT: Facundo Sava.

San Lorenzo: Augusto Batalla; Rafael Pérez, Gastón Campi, Gastón Hernández; Agustín Giay, Jalil Elías, Carlos Sánchez, Malcom Braida; Federico Girotti, Adam Bareiro, Nahuel Barrios. DT: Ruben Darío Insua.

Stadium: Eva Perón

Referee: Darío Herrera

TV: TNT Sports

HURRICANE 0-0 BARRACAS CENTRAL

Huracán tied 0-0 with Barracas Central in another momentous match for permanence in the First Division, for the eleventh date of Zone A of the Professional League Cup. El Globo could not win, but it is third in Zone A of the League Cup and for the moment remains outside of direct relegation according to the annual table.

At the beginning Huracán warned with a shot from Rodrigo Echeverría that passed near the left post of Andrés Desábato. In the next, Barracas responded with a good play by Nicolás Tolosa that hooked inside the area and deflected by Lucas Chaves.

Before the end of the first half Héctor Fértoli hooked on the right and sent a cross that Matías Cóccaro connected with his head and the ball passed close.

In the second half the process was intense and both had their chances. As the minutes passed, Barracas went a little further and came close with a shot from Bruno Sepúlveda that hit the crossbar.

In the end Huracán tilted the field against a Barracas that retreated due to the expulsion of Rodrigo Insúa for a double yellow. However, Quemero could not break his neighbor’s defense and the two did not make any differences in the Tomás Adolfo Ducó Palace.

Huracán is third in Zone A with 17 points, while Barracas occupies the last position with 11 units. On the next date, Globo will visit the leader River Plate on Friday, starting at 9:00 p.m. While El Guapo will host Rosario Central on Monday, November 6, starting at 6:30 p.m.

Formations

Hurricane: Luke Chaves; Lucas Souto, Fabio Pereyra, Cesar Ibanez, Lucas Carrizo; Ignatius Pussetto, Rodrigo Echeverria, Williams Alarcón, Hector Fertoli; Walter Mazzantti, Matthias Cockaro. DT: Diego Martinez.

Central Barracks: Andrew Desabato; Nicholas Tolosa, Nicholas Capraro, Francisco Alvarez, Juan Ignacio Diaz, Rodrigo Insua; Facundo Mater, Charles Maple, Ivan Wall; Bruno Sepulveda and Alexis Dominguez. DT: Sergio Rondina.

Stadium: Tomás Adolfo Ducó

Referee: Ariel Penel

TV: Public TV and ESPN

PLATENSE 0-0 NEWELL’S

Platense tied 0-0 with Newell’s in the match that was played in Vicente López for the tenth round of the League Cup. Both competed for valuable points to qualify for the quarterfinals.

In the first half we saw a bolder Newell’s and they had chances to break the deadlock as a play by Francisco González brought them down first inside the area, they hooked, but Ramiro Macagno drowned out his scream.

The Rosario cast was clearer and Pancho González himself was his best credential. Before the break La Lepra had another one with a Chilean half from Guillermo Ortiz that went over the crossbar.

At the beginning of the complement the red and black team continued to be better and after a perfect cross from Armando Méndez, Jorge Recalde’s header went close.

The card that Martín Palermo had on the bench was Cristian Ferreira who, since his entry, unbalanced due to his dynamics and long-distance shots. El Marrón began to play more time in the rival field and Ronaldo Martínez wasted a counterattack in which Lucas Hoyos was ahead.

The end was electrifying with plays for both, but they were unable to make a difference. Platense added 16 points and placed fourth in Zone B of the tournament. While Newell’s harvested 15 units and is fifth. On the next day La Lepra will receive Sarmiento de Junín, on Sunday from 9:00 p.m. While Calamar will visit Godoy Cruz, on Monday from 6:30 p.m.

Formations

Platense: Ramiro Macagno; Raul Lozano, Ignacio Vazquez, Spent Suso, Juan Jose Infante; Franco Diaz, Leonel Picco, Nicholas Castro, Cyrus Rius; Ronald Martinez, Sasha Marcich. DT: Martin Palermo.

Newell’s: Lucas Hoyos; Armando Méndez, Ian Glavinovich, Guillermo Ortiz, Ángelo Martino; Iván Gómez, Juan Sforza, Brian Aguirre, Guillermo Balzi, Francisco González; and Jorge Recalde. DT: Gabriel Heinze.

Stadium: City of Vicente López

Referee: Sebastián Martínez

TV: TNT Sports

League Cup standings:

With information from Télam.

2023-10-31 04:40:45
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