It’s not over just yet. The Torneo Apertura proper came to a conclusion this weekend but so far we only know the order of things at one end of the table. Yes that’s right, it’s official: River Plate are rubbish. The top four all won – in Lanús’s case in vain – so the title itself will be decided by a three-way playoff. More details on that a little later. Elsewhere, Racing ended a mixed 2008 with a loss, and there was a happy return for Huracán.
Primera División A Torneo Apertura 2008, nineteenth round:
Newell’s Old Boys (M. Fórmica 57; H. Bernardello 88; J. M. Insaurralde 90+4) 3 – 0 Racing Club
Huracán (M. De Federico 15; C. González 42; J. Pastore 48) 3 – 0 Vélez Sársfield (M. Torsiglieri OFF 49)
Estudiantes de La Plata (M. Boselli 69; J. S. Verón OFF 82) 1 – 1 River Plate (E. Tuzzio 55)
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy (A. Montenegro 74) 1 – 1 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (D. Villar 12)
Tigre (M. Morel 39) 1 – 0 Banfield
Boca Juniors (L. Figueroa 9, 27; J. R. Riquelme 13) 3 – 2 Colón de Santa Fe (N. Torres 42; L. Valdemarín 52)
Lanús (E. Ledesma 84) 1 – 0 San Martín de Tucumán
Independiente (F. Higuaín 12) 1 – 2 Arsenal Fútbol Club (A. Gómez 43, 60)
Argentinos Juniors (I. Canuto OFF 85) 0 – 1 San Lorenzo de Almagro (G. Bergessio 7)
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba (M. Aguirre 79) 1 – 0 Rosario Central (E. García OFF 80)
Check back a little later on Monday for the details of the playoff fixtures, and on Monday night for the goal videos.
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