The clásico del Sur was a happy one for Banfield, who ran out 2-1 winners away to Lanús. The goals came from a Paraguayan and a Uruguayan, which could be the Argentine version of some sort of ‘Englishman, Irishman, Scotsman’ joke. Estudiantes beat Independiente late on, and in the first half of the final match of the round, in Mendoza, both sides had one goal disallowed as well as Ariel Rojas’s (allowed) opener for Godoy Cruz. That match finished 1-1 and – whisper it – Huracán actually played some pretty good stuff in the closing stages. Is the tiki-taki back? All the scores and scorers are right here.
Primera División Torneo Apertura 2009, fourth round:
Racing Club (R. Maldonado OG 25) 1 – 1 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (S. Romero 77)
Newell’s Old Boys 0 – 1 Argentinos Juniors (N. Ortigoza 64)
Chacarita Juniors 0 – 1 Rosario Central (J. Núñez OG 33)
Vélez Sársfield (W. Ponce OFF 83) 0 – 0 San Lorenzo de Almagro
Tigre (M. Giménez 14) 1 – 2 Arsenal Fútbol Club (C. Alvarez 18; F. Jara 32)
Atlético Tucumán (J.P. Pereyra 14; F. Escobar 69) 2 – 0 Boca Juniors
Lanús (S. Salcedo 26) 1 – 2 Banfield (S. Silva 31, 66)
River Plate 0 – 0 Colón
Estudiantes de La Plata (M. Boselli 3; J.M. Díaz 87) 2 – 1 Independiente (D. Gandín 10)
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba (A. Rojas 36) 1 – 1 Huracán (L. Díaz 83)
As ever, the goal video for the weekend will be online on Monday evening (‘evening’ UK time, that is).
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