Buenos Aires, Jan 5 (EFE) .- Argentinos Juniors beat Huracán 1-0 on Tuesday at the close of the fourth and penultimate day of the second phase of the Diego Maradona Cup, remaining one point behind the leaders of Group A Boca Juniors and River Plate and continues with the possibility of qualifying for the final of the tournament.
Luis ‘el Pulga’ Rodríguez, from Colón, is the top scorer with six goals.
Ramón Ábila, from Boca Juniors, and Emiliano Vecchio, from Rosario Central, have five goals each.
– Results of the fourth day of the second phase:
Boca Juniors 2 – 2 River Plate (Group A – Championship)
Independent 3 – 4 Arsenal (Group A – Championship)
Hurricane 0 – 1 Argentinos (Group A – Championship)
San Lorenzo 1 – 2 Gymnastics (Group B – Championship)
Workshops 3 – 2 Banfield (Group B – Championship)
Atlético Tucumán 0 – 2 Colón (Group B – Championship)
Rosario Central 3 – 0 Defense (Group A – Complementation)
Board 1 – 1 Lanús (Group A – Complementation)
Aldosivi 1 – 3 Union (Group A – Complementation)
Newell’s 0 – 1 Vélez (Group B – complementation)
Central Córdoba 2 – 2 Racing (Group B – Complementation)
Godoy Cruz 1 – 0 Students (Group B – Complementation)
– Classification:
Group A – Championship Zone
PJ PG PE PP GF GC DF PTS
.1. Boca Juniors 4 2 2 0 8 4 4 8
.2. River Plate 4 2 2 0 8 5 3 8
.3. Argentinos Juniors 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 7
.4. Arsenal 4 1 1 2 6 7 -1 4
.5. Independent 4 1 0 3 8 9 -1 3
.6. Hurricane 4 1 0 3 4 9 -5 3
Group B – Championship Zone
PJ PG PE PP GF GC DF PTS
.1. Banfield 4 3 0 1 9 7 2 9
.2. Workshops 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 8
.3. Gymnastics 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 7
.4. San Lorenzo 4 1 1 2 6 7 -1 4
.5. Colon 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 4
.6. Atlético Tucumán 4 0 1 3 2 8 -6 1
Group A – Complementation Zone
PJ PG PE PP GF GC DF PTS
.1. Rosario Central 4 3 1 0 10 2 8 10
.2. Union 4 2 1 1 8 6 2 7
.3. Defense and Justice 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
.4. Lanús 4 1 2 1 4 5 -1 5
.5. Aldosivi 4 1 0 3 3 6 -3 3
.6. Patronage of Paraná 4 0 1 3 2 8 -6 1
Group B – Complementation Zone
PJ PG PE PP GF GC DF PTS
.1. Newell’s Old Boys 4 3 0 1 7 2 5 9
.2. Velez 4 3 0 1 7 4 3 9
.3. Racing Club 4 1 2 1 10 6 4 5
.4. Students 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1 4
.5. Godoy Cruz 4 1 1 2 3 10 -7 4
.6. Central Córdoba 4 0 2 2 4 8 -4 2
– Top scorers:
With 6: Luis Rodríguez (Colón)
With 5: Ramón Ábila (Boca Juniors) and Emiliano Vecchio (Rosario Central).
– Matches of the fifth date of the second phase (from January 9 to 11):
Saturday 9: Unión-Patronato, Lanús-Rosario Central, Vélez-Godoy Cruz, Racing-Newell’s, River-Independiente and Argentinos-Boca.
Sunday 10: Defense and Justice-Aldosivi, Arsenal-Huracán, Colón-Talleres, Banfield-San Lorenzo and Gimnasia-Atlético Tucumán.
Monday 11: Students-Central Córdoba. EFE
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