The 2012 Torneo Clausura continued on Monday night with the last two matches of the seventh round. In Mendoza, Godoy Cruz fell behind but got an equaliser late on against Olimpo, to draw 1-1, and a little later in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Liniers, Vélez Sarsfield lost for the first time in the Clausura, 1-0 at home to Newell’s Old Boys. The latter result leaves Estudiantes de La Plata top of the table, and the only unbeaten side left in the championship. The goals from both matches, and all the weekend’s other scorers, are right here.
Primera División Torneo Clausura 2012, seventh round
Club Atlético Banfield 0 – 0 Club Atlético All Boys
Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela (F. Fontanini 38; S. Carrera 85) 2 – 1 Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro (C. Bueno 6)
Club Atlético Belgrano (R. Rodríguez OFF 48; C. Pérez 90+2) 1 – 1 Club Atlético San Martín de San Juan (C. Álvarez 88)
Racing Club 0 – 3 Club Atlético Unión (M. Martínez OG 8 secs; J. Velázquez 18; D. Jara 48; J.P. Cárdenas OFF 54)
Asocación Atlética Argentinos Juniors (N. Berardo 26) 1 – 2 Club Estudiantes de La Plata (M. Boselli 3; R. Iberbia 56; L. Jara OFF 63)
Club Atlético Colón (J. Chevantón 42; I. Moreno y Fabianesi 54; L. Mugni 60) 3 – 0 Club Atlético Independiente (C. Pellerano OFF 78)
Arsenal Fútbol Club (G. Burdisso 65) 1 – 0 Club Atlético Tigre (G. Díaz OFF 36)
Club Atlético Boca Juniors (P. Mouche 39; J.R. Riquelme 41; J.C. Falcioni (manager) OFF HT; C. Rodríguez OFF 63) 2 – 2 Club Atlético Lanús (M. Pavone 42; P. Goltz 54)
Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba (R. Ramírez 78) 1 – 1 Club Olimpo (M. Rolle 71)
Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield 0 – 1 Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys (H. Pellerano 90)
Godoy Cruz 1 – 1 Olimpo
Vélez 0 – 1 Newell’s
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