Banfield and Newell’s lead the table with Argentine champions Vélez, South American champions Estudiantes, Colón and Diego Simeone’s San Lorenzo in the chasing pack. River Plate and Boca Juniors both lost again, whilst Racing won in style. All the heroes and villains are here as ever. Read on…
Primera División Torneo Apertura 2009, twelfth round:
Vélez Sársfield (F. Cubero 13; L. Somoza 57) 2 – 0 Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba
Racing Club (P. Lugüercio 6; P. Caballero 12; A. Lucero 34; L. Aveldaño 71) 4 – 0 Atlético Tucumán (H. Desvaux OFF 85)
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (J. Vizcarra 22; R. Maldonado 90) 2 – 2 San Lorenzo de Almagro (J.C. Menseguez 39; P. Pintos 47)
Chacarita Juniors (C. Grabinski 31; F. Parra 68; M. Echeverría OFF 58) 2 – 2 Argentinos Juniors (N. Pavlovich 60; M. Bogado 90; J. Mercier OFF 25)
River Plate 0 – 1 Lanús (M. Velázquez 31)
Rosario Central (J. Méndez 4; G. Castillejos 74) 2 – 1 Boca Juniors (J. Krupoviesa 35)
Arsenal Fútbol Club (F. Jara 58) 1 – 0 Independiente
Banfield (S. Silva 10; W. Erviti 68) 2 – 1 Estudiantes de La Plata (J.S. Verón 37; E. Pérez OFF 13)
Tigre (J. Boghossian OG 69) 1 – 2 Newell’s Old Boys (M. Fórmica 66; J. Boghossian 85)
Colón (F. Nieto 73, 80, 81) 3 – 0 Huracán
I can’t find a video for all of this round’s goals yet, but rest assured if one is up by the time I get home on Thursday it’ll be linked to from HEGS.




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