Partidazo: Vélez Sársfield 1-0 Húracan, Clausura 2009

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Security staff at the game use their riot shields to shelter from the first half hailstorm.
On 5 July 2009, fans at the Estadio Amalfitani were witness to one of the most epic and controversial games in the history of Argentine club football. The match was the very last game of the Clausura 2009 tournament which had fatefully matched the top two sides in an end of season decider.

The hosts Vélez Sársfield were in 2nd place with 37 points having only lost one game all season. Their visitors Huracán were top of the league with 38 points,  and therefore only needed to record a draw to take their first championship title since 1973.

First Half




Ángel Cappa's Huracán team were the neutral's favourites, having played mesmerising football throughout the tournament featuring the teenage talents of Matías De Federico and Javier Pastore.

Huracán had dominated the opening exchanges, having had a goal from Eduardo Domínguez wrongly disallowed for offside. The first extraordinary event started around 19 minutes into the game when referee Gabriel Brazenas made the decision to withdraw the teams from the field when a severe hailstorm covered the pitch in large hailstones. During the interruption the Vélez ground staff used air blowers to clear the penalty areas and the teams returned to the field after a 28 minute delay, with the majority of the pitch still covered in large chunks of ice.

The TV clocks had carried on rolling through the stoppage and the game resumed on 47 minutes, with the assistant referee displaying 26 minutes stoppage time on the board. In the 52nd minute of the first half Vélez were awarded a penalty for a foul on Maxi Moralez but Uruguayan striker Hernan López's strike was saved by Huracán goalkeeper Gaston Monzón.

In the 67th minute of the first half Eduardo Domínguez came agonisingly close to opening the scoring for Huracán but his header hit the crossbar and Defederico could not follow it in. The referee finally brought an end to the first half after 73 minutes.

Second Half





In the second half Vélez continued trying for the goal they needed while Huracán launched quick fire counter attacks. The managers signaled their intentions, Vélez Manager Ricardo Gareca sacrificed a defender to bring on striker Joaquín Larrivey then Cappa removed a midfielder to bring on an additional defender to protect the point they needed to take the championship.

Late in the 2nd half the referee ignored a professional foul by Huracán defender Carlos Arano on Luis Cubero and Cubero's violent reaction, both players should have been sent off and from this point the game descended into farce with long stoppages and appeals against every one of Brazenas' poor decisions.

On 83 minutes Larrivey dived in to a challenge with the Huracán goalkeeper getting nowhere near the ball, leaving both players injured in the penalty area. A clear free kick to the defending team, yet Brazenas let the play continue, with Maxi Morales firing into the unguarded net.

As Morales raced off in celebration, the Huracán players surrounded Brazenas appealing against the goal. Brazenas was unmoved and the only action he took was to give goalscorer Moralez his 2nd yellow card of the game for removing his shirt during his celebration.

At the end of the 90 minutes the assistant put up the board for 13 minutes of additional time, due to all of the stoppages and injuries. As the 13 minutes expired several players got involved in a brawl, Brazenas again failed to take action against the offenders and after 60 minutes of 2nd half action he blew the final whistle to cue wild celebrations at Vélez Sársfield's 7th league championship.

Aftermath

As is often the case Huracán sold their two teenage talismans as well as key midfielder Mario Bolatti in the summer transfer window, De Federico departing to Corinthians of Brazil and Pastore joining Palermo of Italy. Cappa stayed on as Huracán manager but resigned due to poor results the following season. In 2010 he was chosen to take on the hugely important task of saving giants River Plate from relegation.

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Boca Juniors continued their relentless march towards the championship with a 2-1 win against Godoy Cruz. The only other team in the top nine to manage a win were Tigre, leaving them as the only team with the remotest possibility of catching Boca, 9 points behind with 3 games remaining.

Racing Club went down to a surprise 2-3 home defeat to Belgrano, ending the possibility of the season ending with two undefeated sides for the first time in history.

Near the bottom of the table Estudiantes recorded a surprise 1-2 away win at Arsenal and Argentinos Juniors nicked a 2-2 draw against Banfield with a 93rd minute equaliser from Santiago Salcedo.

Results

25-11-11
Tigre 3-0Atlético Rafaela
26-11-11
All Boys 0-0 Lanús
Newell's Old Boys 0-0 San Lorenzo
Racing Club 2-3 Belgrano
Olimpo 0-3 San Martín
27-11-11
Arsenal 1-2 Estudiantes
Vélez Sársfield 1-1 Colón
Banfield 2-2 Argentinos Juniors
Godoy Cruz 1-2 Boca Juniors
28-11-11
Unión 0-0 Independiente

Positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts






1 Boca Juniors 16 11 5 0 19 4 +15 36
2 Tigre 16 7 6 3 21 14 +7 27
3 Racing Club 16 5 10 1 13 7 +6 25
4 Vélez Sársfield 16 7 4 5 17 13 +4 25
5 Colón 16 6 7 3 14 12 +2 25
6 Unión 16 6 7 3 14 13 +1 25
7 Lanús 16 6 6 4 18 13 +5 24
8 Belgrano 16 6 6 4 17 15 +2 24
9 Atlético Rafaela 16 7 2 7 20 23 −3 23
10 Arsenal 16 6 5 5 18 16 +2 21
11 Godoy Cruz 16 5 5 6 25 22 +3 20
12 Independiente 16 5 5 6 14 15 −1 20
13 San Martín (SJ) 16 4 7 5 14 14 0 19
14 All Boys 16 3 9 4 14 19 −5 18
15 San Lorenzo 16 4 4 8 12 17 −5 16
16 Argentinos Juniors 16 3 7 6 15 22 −7 16
17 Olimpo 16 2 8 6 15 24 −9 14
18 Newell's Old Boys 16 1 10 5 10 15 −5 13
19 Estudiantes 15 3 4 8 17 23 −6 13
20 Banfield 15 3 2 10 11 18 −7 11


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Boca Juniors took another massive stride towards the Apertura championship with a 0-0 home draw against their nearest rivals Racing Club.  Lanús failed to capitalise going down to a 0-1 home defeat to Arsenal and Atlético Rafaela also missed their opportunity to close the gap with a 1-0 away defeat to Colón.

At the bottom of the table Argentinos Juniors took a valuable 1-0 win against Godoy Cruz and the battle of the bottom two, Estudiantes and Banfield was suspended due to incidents in the crowd after only 13 minutes, the match is scheduled to be completed in 2012.

Results

18-11-11
Newell's Old Boys 0-1 Tigre
San Martín 0-0All Boys
19-11-11
Argentinos Juniors 1-0 Godoy Cruz
Independiente 3-0 Olimpo
Belgrano 1-3 Vélez Sársfield
20-11-11
San Lorenzo 0-1 Unión
Colón 1-0 Atlético Rafaela
Boca Juniors 0-0 Racing Club
21-11-11
Estudiantes P-P Banfield
Lanús 0-1 Arsenal

Positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

1 Boca Juniors 15 10 5 0 17 3 +14 33
2 Racing Club 15 5 10 0 11 4 +7 25
3 Tigre 15 6 6 3 18 14 +4 24
4 Vélez Sársfield 15 7 3 5 16 12 +4 24
5 Colón 15 6 6 3 13 11 +2 24
6 Unión 15 6 6 3 14 13 +1 24
7 Lanús 15 6 5 4 18 13 +5 23
8 Atlético Rafaela 15 7 2 6 20 20 0 23
9 Arsenal 15 6 5 4 17 14 +3 21
10 Belgrano 15 5 6 4 14 13 +1 21
11 Godoy Cruz 15 5 5 5 24 20 +4 20
12 Independiente 15 5 4 6 14 15 −1 19
13 All Boys 15 3 8 4 14 19 −5 17
14 San Martín (SJ) 15 3 7 5 11 14 −3 16
15 San Lorenzo 15 4 3 8 12 17 −5 15
16 Argentinos Juniors 15 3 6 6 13 20 −7 15
17 Olimpo 15 2 8 5 15 21 −6 14
18 Newell's Old Boys 15 1 9 5 10 15 −5 12
19 Estudiantes 14 2 4 8 15 22 −7 10
20 Banfield 14 3 1 10 9 16 −7 10


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For the first time in several weeks Boca Juniors lead at the top of the table was cut, but only by a single point leaving them with a huge eight point advantage with five games remaining. They dropped points in a 0-0 draw at Velez while Racing scraped a 1-0 win against Argentinos Juniors.

Atlético Rafaela fell back into 4th place after they could only manage a 0-0 draw against fellow promotees Belgrano. Lanús climbed into third place with a 1-2 away win at Banfield.

Tigre bagged a 2-1 win against Colón, but they remained in the automatic relegation places, none of the other relegation strugglers managed to win, San Martín slumped to the bottom of the pile after a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal, Olimpo and San Lorenzo played out a 1-1 draw and All Boys drew 2-2 with Independiente.

Godoy Cruz thrashed Estudiantes 3-1 and Unión managed to scrape a 2-1 win against a Newell's Old Boys side that finished the game with only eight players.

Results

04-11-11
All Boys 2-2 Independiente
Atlético Rafaela 0-0 Belgrano
Olimpo 1-1San Lorenzo
05-11-11
Tigre 2-1 Colón
Godoy Cruz 3-1 Estudiantes
Racing Club 1-0 Argentinos Juniors
06-11-11
Banfield 1-2 Lanús
Unión 2-1 Newell's Old Boys
Vélez Sársfield 0-0 Boca Juniors
07-11-11
Arsenal 2-0 San Martín

Positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts



1 Boca Juniors 14 9 5 0 17 3 +14 32
2 Racing Club 14 5 9 0 11 4 +7 24
3 Lanús 14 6 5 3 18 12 +6 23
4 Atlético Rafaela 14 7 2 5 20 19 +1 23
5 Tigre 14 5 6 3 17 14 +3 21
6 Belgrano 14 5 6 3 13 10 +3 21
7 Vélez Sársfield 14 6 3 5 13 11 +2 21
8 Colón 14 5 6 3 12 11 +1 21
9 Unión 14 5 6 3 13 13 0 21
10 Godoy Cruz 14 5 5 4 24 19 +5 20
11 Arsenal 14 5 5 4 16 14 +2 18
12 Independiente 14 4 4 6 11 15 −4 16
13 San Lorenzo 13 4 3 6 12 15 −3 15
14 San Martín (SJ) 14 3 6 5 11 14 −3 15
15 Olimpo 14 2 8 4 15 18 −3 14
16 All Boys 13 2 7 4 13 19 −6 13
17 Newell's Old Boys 14 1 9 4 10 14 −4 12
18 Argentinos Juniors 14 2 6 6 12 20 −8 12
19 Estudiantes 14 2 4 8 15 22 −7 10
20 Banfield 14 3 1 10 9 16 −7 10


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Once again Boca Juniors extended their lead at the top of the division with a 3-1 win against second placed Atlético Rafaela. Most of the chasing pack also dropped points, Racing could only manage a 0-0 draw against Estudiantes, Belgrano lost 0-1 at home to Colón who leapfrogged above them in the table and Velez suffered an unexpected 3-1 defeat at Argentinos Juniors, who up until then had only managed one win in twelve league games.

San Martín took a stride away from the relegation places with a 2-1 win against Banfield but two of the other strugglers Olimpo and Tigre could only manage draws in their games.

The game between San Lorenzo and All Boys was postponed and played in mid November.

Results

29-10-11
Argentinos Juniors 3-1 Vélez Sársfield
Newell's Old Boys 2-2 Olimpo
Independiente 0-0Arsenal
30-10-11
Lanús 2-1 Godoy Cruz
Boca Juniors 3-1 Atlético Rafaela
Belgrano 0-1 Colón
31-10-11
Unión 1-1 Tigre
Estudiantes 0-0 Racing Club
San Martín 2-1 Banfield
12-11-11
San Lorenzo 0-1 All Boys

Positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

1 Boca Juniors 13 9 4 0 17 3 +14 31
2 Atlético Rafaela 13 7 1 5 20 19 +1 22
3 Racing Club 13 4 9 0 10 4 +6 21
4 Colón 13 5 6 2 11 9 +2 21
5 Lanús 13 5 5 3 16 11 +5 20
6 Belgrano 13 5 5 3 13 10 +3 20
7 Vélez Sársfield 13 6 2 5 13 11 +2 20
8 Tigre 13 4 6 3 15 13 +2 18
9 Unión 13 4 6 3 11 12 −1 18
10 Godoy Cruz 13 4 5 4 21 18 +3 17
11 Arsenal 13 4 5 4 14 14 0 15
12 San Martín (SJ) 13 3 6 4 11 12 −1 15
13 Independiente 13 4 3 6 9 13 −4 15
14 San Lorenzo 12 4 2 6 11 14 −3 14
15 Olimpo 13 2 7 4 14 17 −3 13
16 Newell's Old Boys 13 1 9 3 9 12 −3 12
17 All Boys 12 2 6 4 11 17 −6 12
18 Argentinos Juniors 13 2 6 5 12 19 −7 12
19 Estudiantes 13 2 4 7 14 19 −5 10
20 Banfield 13 3 1 9 8 14 −6 10


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Boca Juniors extended their lead at the top with a 0-2 away win at Colón because second placed Racing could only manage a 1-1 draw with Lanús.

Atlético Rafaela climbed above Racing into second place with a 3-1 win against Argentinos Juniors, a result that left the visitors at the bottom of the table after Banfield recorded an impressive 3-0 win against Independiente.

Results

24-10-11
Olimpo 0-1 Unión
All Boys 1-1 Newell's Old Boys
Banfield 3-0Independiente
25-10-11
Arsenal 1-0 San Lorenzo
Vélez Sársfield 1-0 Estudientes
Atlético Rafaela 3-1 Argentinos Juniors
Colón 0-2 Boca Juniors
26-10-11
Tigre 0-1 Belgrano
Godoy Cruz 2-2 San Martín
Racing Club 1-1 Lanús

Positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts





1 Boca Juniors 12 8 4 0 14 2 +12 28
2 Atlético Rafaela 12 7 1 4 19 16 +3 22
3 Racing Club 12 4 8 0 10 4 +6 20
4 Belgrano 12 5 5 2 13 9 +4 20
5 Vélez Sársfield 12 6 2 4 12 8 +4 20
6 Colón 12 4 6 2 10 9 +1 18
7 Tigre 12 4 5 3 14 12 +2 17
8 Godoy Cruz 12 4 5 3 20 16 +4 17
9 Lanús 12 4 5 3 14 10 +4 17
10 Unión 12 4 5 3 10 11 −1 17
11 Arsenal 12 4 4 4 14 14 0 14
12 San Lorenzo 12 4 2 6 11 14 −3 14
13 Independiente 12 4 2 6 9 13 −4 14
14 San Martín (SJ) 12 2 6 4 9 11 −2 12
15 Olimpo 12 2 6 4 12 15 −3 12
16 All Boys 12 2 6 4 11 17 −6 12
17 Newell's Old Boys 12 1 8 3 7 10 −3 11
18 Banfield 12 3 1 8 7 12 −5 10
19 Estudiantes 12 2 3 7 14 19 −5 9
20 Argentinos Juniors 12 1 6 5 9 18 −9 9


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On the Friday night Olimpo and Tigre battled out a 1-1 draw, Newell's drew their 7th game in 11 attempts with a tepid 0-0 draw agianst Arsenal and San Lorenzo inflicted a 6th 1-0 defeat of the season on Banfield.

On Saturday Independiente crushed any remaining title ambitions Godoy Cruz may have had with a 2-1 win, Union and All Boys settled for a 1-1 draw and Racing Club dropped yet more points with a 0-0 draw against San Martín. Racing remain unbeaten but have drawn 7 of their 11 games so far in the campaign.

Estudiantes clambered off the bottom of the table with only their 3rd home league win in 16 attempts with a 3-0 demolition of Atlético Rafaela, leaving Boca Juniors with the opportunity to further extend their lead at the top of the table. Boca could only manage a 0-0 draw with Belgrano, but that still increased their advantage to six points with eight games remaining.

Argentinos Juniors also played out a 0-0 draw against Colón and the top two from Cluasura 2011 played a cracking game in the last fixture, with Velez winning 1-2 at Lanús, their third league win in a row, making them the form team of the division.

Results

14-10-11
Olimpo 1-1 Tigre
Newell's Old Boys 0-0 Arsenal
San Lorenzo 1-0Banfield
15-10-11
Independiente 2-1 Godoy Cruz
Unión 1-1 All Boys
San Martín 0-0 Racing Club
16-10-11
Estudiantes 3-0 Atlético Rafaela
Argentinos Juniors 0-0 Colón
Boca Juniors 0-0 Belgrano
Lanús 1-2 Vélez Sársfield

Positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts


1 Boca Juniors 11 7 4 0 12 2 +10 25
2 Racing Club 11 4 7 0 9 3 +6 19
3 Atlético Rafaela 11 6 1 4 16 15 +1 19
4 Colón 11 4 6 1 10 7 +3 18
5 Tigre 11 4 5 2 14 11 +3 17
6 Belgrano 11 4 5 2 12 9 +3 17
7 Vélez Sársfield 11 5 2 4 11 8 +3 17
8 Godoy Cruz 11 4 4 3 18 14 +4 16
9 Lanús 11 4 4 3 12 8 +4 16
10 Independiente 11 4 2 5 9 10 −1 14
11 San Lorenzo 11 4 2 5 11 13 −2 14
12 Unión 11 3 5 3 9 11 −2 14
13 Arsenal 11 3 4 4 13 13 0 13
14 Olimpo 11 2 6 3 12 14 −2 12
15 San Martín (SJ) 11 2 5 4 7 9 −2 11
16 All Boys 11 2 5 4 10 16 −6 11
17 Newell's Old Boys 11 1 7 3 6 9 −3 10
18 Estudiantes 11 2 3 6 14 18 −4 9
19 Argentinos Juniors 11 1 6 4 8 15 −7 9
20 Banfield 11 2 1 8 4 12 −8 7


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Boca Juniors extended their lead at the top of the division after they beat Tigre 1-0 and most of the following pack dropped points. Racing Club drew the Avellenaeda derby with Independiente 1-1, while third placed Lanús lost 2-1 against Atletico Rafaela who jumped back into second place, 5 points behind the leaders.

At the wrong end of the table Argentinos Juniors bagged their first win of the season with a 1-2 away win against Belgrano and Banfield hit two goals for the first time since June to defeat Newell's 2-0 and clamber off the bottom of the table. Estudiantes replaced Banfield at the bottom of the pile after they could only manage a 1-1 draw with Colón.

Results

30-09-11
Belgrano 1-2 Argentinos Juniors
01-10-11
Atlético Rafaela 2-1 Lanús
Vélez Sársfield 1-0San Mártín (SJ)
02-10-11
All Boys 1-2 Olimpo
Racing Club 1-1 Independiente
Boca Juniors 1-0 Tigre
Colón 1-1 Estudientes
03-10-11
Banfield 2-0 Newell's Old Boys
Godoy Cruz 2-0 San Lorenzo
Arsenal 2-1 Union

Positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts



1 Boca Juniors 10 7 3 0 12 2 +10 24
2 Atlético Rafaela 10 6 1 3 16 12 +4 19
3 Racing Club 10 4 6 0 9 3 +6 18
4 Colón 10 4 5 1 10 7 +3 17
5 Godoy Cruz 10 4 4 2 17 12 +5 16
6 Lanús 10 4 4 2 11 6 +5 16
7 Tigre 10 4 4 2 13 10 +3 16
8 Belgrano 10 4 4 2 12 9 +3 16
9 Vélez Sársfield 10 4 2 4 9 7 +2 14
10 Unión 10 3 4 3 8 10 −2 13
11 Arsenal 10 3 3 4 13 13 0 12
12 Olimpo 10 2 5 3 11 13 −2 11
13 Independiente 10 3 2 5 7 9 −2 11
14 San Lorenzo 10 3 2 5 10 13 −3 11
15 San Martín (SJ) 10 2 4 4 7 9 −2 10
16 All Boys 10 2 4 4 9 15 −6 10
17 Newell's Old Boys 10 1 6 3 6 9 −3 9
18 Argentinos Juniors 10 1 5 4 8 15 −7 8
19 Banfield 10 2 1 7 4 11 −7 7
20 Estudiantes 10 1 3 6 11 18 −7 6


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League leaders Boca Juniors could only manage a 0-0 draw at winless Argentinos Juniors, however they kept their four point advantage at the top as none of the chasing pack managed to win either.

Atlético Rafaela seemed to be crashing back to earth after their second consecutive defeat, a 2-1 away loss to San Martín. Racing Club could only manage a 0-0 draw at San Lorenzo and Tigre drew 1-1 at home against All Boys.

Belgrano were the big winners of the weekend with a spectacular 2-3 away win against Estudiantes and Vélez Sársfield overcame their slump in form to win 0-1 at Independiente.

Near the bottom of the table Arsenal and Olimpo played out an entertaining 2-2 draw.

Results

24-09-11
Olimpo 2-2 Arsenal
San Mártín (SJ) 2-1Atlético Rafaela
25-09-11
Independiente 0-1 Vélez Sársfield
Tigre 1-1 All Boys
San Lorenzo 0-0 Racing Club
Argentinos Juniors 0-0 Boca Juniors
Estudientes 2-3 Belgrano
26-09-11
Unión 1-0 Banfield
Lanús 1-1 Colón
Newell's Old Boys 1-1 Godoy Cruz

Positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts




1 Boca Juniors 9 6 3 0 11 2 +9 21
2 Racing Club 9 4 5 0 8 2 +6 17
3 Lanús 9 4 4 1 10 4 +6 16
4 Tigre 9 4 4 1 13 9 +4 16
5 Belgrano 9 4 4 1 11 7 +4 16
6 Atlético Rafaela 9 5 1 3 14 11 +3 16
7 Colón 9 4 4 1 9 6 +3 16
8 Godoy Cruz 9 3 4 2 15 12 +3 13
9 Unión 9 3 4 2 7 8 −1 13
10 Vélez Sársfield 9 3 2 4 8 7 +1 11
11 San Lorenzo 9 3 2 4 10 11 −1 11
12 San Martín (SJ) 9 2 4 3 7 8 −1 10
13 Independiente 9 3 1 5 6 8 −2 10
14 All Boys 9 2 4 3 8 13 −5 10
15 Arsenal 9 2 3 4 11 12 −1 9
16 Newell's Old Boys 9 1 6 2 6 7 −1 9
17 Olimpo 9 1 5 3 9 12 −3 8
18 Estudiantes 9 1 2 6 10 17 −7 5
19 Argentinos Juniors 9 0 5 4 6 14 −8 5
20 Banfield 9 1 1 7 2 11 −9 4


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Boca Juniors established a comfortable four point lead at the top of the division with a 1-0 win against struggling Estudiantes.

Atlético Rafaela slipped off the pace with a 1-3 home defeat to Independiente who climbed into the top half of the table. San Lorenzo also climbed into the top half with a 1-2 away win against reigning champions Velez Sársfield who slipped down to 13th position after four consecutive games without a win.

Racing Club and Tigre were the other big winners in the top half of the table, Racing climbed up to third place with a 1-0 win against Newell's and Tigre recorded an impressive 0-1 away win at Argentinos Juniors who remain winless.

Banfield scored only their second goal of the season to pick up a 1-1 draw with Olimpo and Godoy Cruz also drew their game 1-1 against Unión.

Lanús and Colón both fell away from the leaders after goalless draws, Lanús drew 0-0 at Belgrano and Colón could only manage a 0-0 home draw with San Martín.

Results

20-09-11
Arsenal 1-2 All Boys
Colón 0-0 San Martín (SJ)
Banfield 1-1Olimpo
21-09-11
Vélez Sársfield 1-2 San Lorenzo
Atlético Rafaela 1-3 Independiente
Belgrano 0-0 Lanús
Racing Club 1-0 Newell's Old Boys
22-09-11
Godoy Cruz 1-1 Unión
Argentinos Juniors 0-1 Tigre
Boca Juniors 1-0 Estudiantes

Positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts




1 Boca Juniors 8 6 2 0 11 2 +9 20
2 Racing Club 8 4 4 0 8 2 +6 16
3 Atlético Rafaela 8 5 1 2 13 9 +4 16
4 Lanús 8 4 3 1 9 3 +6 15
5 Tigre 8 4 3 1 12 8 +4 15
6 Colón 8 4 3 1 8 5 +3 15
7 Belgrano 8 3 4 1 8 5 +3 13
8 Godoy Cruz 8 3 3 2 14 11 +3 12
9 San Lorenzo 8 3 1 4 10 11 −1 10
10 Independiente 8 3 1 4 6 7 −1 10
11 Unión 8 2 4 2 6 8 −2 10
12 All Boys 8 2 3 3 7 12 −5 9
13 Vélez Sársfield 8 2 2 4 7 7 0 8
14 Arsenal 8 2 2 4 9 10 −1 8
15 Newell's Old Boys 8 1 5 2 5 6 −1 8
16 San Martín (SJ) 8 1 4 3 5 7 −2 7
17 Olimpo 8 1 4 3 7 10 −3 7
18 Estudiantes 8 1 2 5 8 14 −6 5
19 Argentinos Juniors 8 0 4 4 6 14 −8 4
20 Banfield 8 1 1 6 2 10 −8 4


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