Torneo Apertura 2009: round 17 scores and scorers

Nothing’s been decided yet, but Banfield are clearly the biggest beneficiaries of the weekend. Their win on Friday combined with later losses for both Colón (at the hands of Atlético Tucumán) and Newell’s (to Arsenal) to leave El Taladro two points clear of Newell’s with two games to go. Elsewhere, Vélez beat River with two late goals in rapid succession, and Lanús wrapped up the round on Sunday evening with a 2-0 win over Gimnasia La Plata. All the heroes and villains are here, as ever.

Primera División Torneo Apertura 2009, seventeenth round:
Estudiantes de La Plata 0 – 0 Chacarita Juniors
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba (F. Higuaín 90+4) 1 – 1 Rosario Central(D. Braghieri 90+1; N. Valentini OFF 90+4)
Huracán 0 – 1 Banfield (S. Silva 68)
Racing Club (S. Grazzini 69) 1 – 0 Tigre
Argentinos Juniors (F. Coria 55; G. Oberman 68, OFF 72) 2 – 1 San Lorenzo de Almagro (P. Pintos 19)
Atlético Tucumán (L. Rodríguez 8, 32) 2 – 0 Colón
Boca Juniors (P. Mouche 55) 1 – 2 Independiente (N. Silvera 25; I. Piatti 87)
Vélez Sársfield (M. Moralez 31; R. López 84; R. Zárate 90+1) 3 – 1 River Plate (M. Díaz 76)
Newell’s Old Boys (J. Boghossian 52) 1 – 2 Arsenal Fútbol Club (F. Jara 14;
M. Pérez 36)
Lanús (S. Blanco 28; S. Salcedo 90+2) 2 – 0 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata

As usual, check back on Monday night for the goal video from Sunday’s matches.