Sorry I’ve been silent since Thursday, folks. It’s been a very busy weekend and I haven’t been sleeping at all well. All is looking up now though, so without further ado let’s look back over the weekend gone in Argentina’s Primera División. Boca Juniors are top, two points ahead of Arsenal de Sarandí, with Newell’s Old Boys (who drew 1-1 away to Godoy Cruz), Vélez Sarsfield (who were held 1-1 at home by Independiente) and Estudiantes (who lost 2-1 away to Belgrano) forming the chasing pack. Tigre lost a third consecutive game to complicate their survival prospects, and the clásico between Racing and San Lorenzo, postponed until Monday, ended in a 1-1 draw meaning San Lorenzo are now four points ahead of Tigre in the relegation table. All the goals from the weekend, including the golazo that earned Atlanta a 1-0 win against River Plate in Nacional B, are right here.
Primera Divisón Torneo Clausura 2012, ninth round
Arsenal Fútbol Club (N. Aguirre 39; J. Ortíz 75) 2 – 1 Club Olimpo (M. Pérez Guedes 70)
Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield (L. Pratto 22) 1 – 1 Club Atlético Independiente (F. Parra 4)
Club Atlético Banfield (H.R. López 27; F. Kudelka (manager) OFF 29; A. Chávez OFF 51; F. Núñez OFF 67; F. Ferreyra 90) 2 – 2 Club Atlético Unión (D. Barisone 72; D. Jara 90+2)
Club Atlético Colón (E. Chevantón 86) 1 – 0 Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Boca Juniors (J.M. Insaurralde 44; D. Cvitanich 65) 2 – 1 Asociación Atlético Argentinos Juniors (P. Hernández 1; N. Berardo OFF 68)
Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela (S. Carrera 40; A. Castro 44; D. Gandín 85) 3 – 1 Club Atlético San Martín de San Juan (M. Bogado 27; D. Garnero (manager) OFF 88)
Club Atlético All Boys (M. Zapata 33; F. Sánchez OFF 64; J.P. Rodríguez 90+4) 2 – 0 Club Atlético Tigre
Club Atlético Belgrano (E. González 50, 81; N. Silvera OFF 61) 2 – 1 Club Estudiantes de La Plata (M. Boselli 12; L. Desábato OFF 62)
Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba (J.F. Garro 46; N. Olmedo OFF 53) 1 – 1 Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys (M. Urruti 89)
Racing Club (M. Martínez 32) 1 – 1 Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro (E. Gigliotti 41)
Arsenal 2 – 1 Olimpo
Vélez 1 – 1 Independiente
Banfield 2 – 2 Unión
Colón 1 – 0 Lanús
Boca 2 – 1 Argentinos
Rafaela 3 – 1 San Martín
All Boys 2 – 0 Tigre
Belgrano 2 – 1 Estudiantes
Godoy Cruz 1 – 1 Newell’s
Racing 1 – 1 San Lorenzo
Nacional B: Atlanta 0 – 1 River Plate
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Hasta El Gol Siempre 