39 goals and a two-point lead: Liga Profesional Argentina Clausura - 10 review

Racing overturns the numbers as 39 goals arrive in Round 10

Racing Club produced the round’s clearest surprise by beating Sarmiento Junin 3-1. Racing entered the match 14th, while Sarmiento were seventh, but G. Escudero and J. Marabel put the hosts 2-0 ahead by the 26th minute. Adrian Martinez added a third in the 52nd, before I. Rodriguez reduced the deficit in the 80th. The result lifted Racing to eight points, although they remain 14th on goal difference.

Velez Sarsfield also delivered a major attacking display, defeating Tigre 3-2. R. Martinez scored twice, in the 14th and 89th minutes, to lead the round’s scoring. I. Russo and J. Policella also scored for Velez, while J. Domina’s 87th-minute goal kept Tigre in the contest before Martinez settled the match. Velez’s victory moved them to third with 28 points.

Leaders held, Boca close the gap

Estudiantes L.P. stayed top despite losing 2-1 at Lanus. Gonzalo Thomás Lobos opened the scoring after 13 minutes, and Eduardo Salvio converted a 60th-minute penalty. Leandro Gonzalez Pirez scored in the 84th, but Lanus held on for a result that took them to 24 points and sixth place. Estudiantes remain on 31 points, with a record of nine wins, four draws and three defeats.

Boca Juniors moved within one point of the leaders after winning 2-0 at San Lorenzo. L. Lozano struck in the 57th minute and Miguel Merentiel doubled the advantage 15 minutes later. Boca now have 30 points, eight wins, six draws and two losses. The top three are separated by only three points, with Velez on 28.

Talleres Cordoba remain fourth on 26 points after losing 3-1 to Instituto Cordoba. G. Cerato, F. R. Alarcon and A. Maidana gave Instituto control, while E. Unsain’s own goal completed the scoreline in the 80th minute. Independiente moved to fifth on 24 points by beating Union Santa Fe 2-1. M. Estigarribia scored for Union, but S. Montiel and M. Meza turned the match around.

Important wins across the table

Huracan beat River Plate 2-1, with O. Cortes scoring after nine minutes before T. Galvan and L. Blondel completed the turnaround. Rosario Central defeated Argentinos JRS 1-0 through I. Ovando’s 42nd-minute goal. Newells Old Boys also won away, beating Platense 1-0 after S. Solari’s 18th-minute strike.

Aldosivi strengthened their position above the bottom three by defeating Atletico Tucuman 1-0, with Tomás Fernández scoring in the 56th minute. Independ. Rivadavia beat Barracas Central by the same score, Jose Ignacio Florentin deciding the match in the 12th minute. Those results leave Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 15th on six points, while Aldosivi and Racing each have eight. Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto lost 2-1 to Belgrano Cordoba, despite M. Garnerone and L. Gutierrez scoring for the winners; L. Passerini struck in the 90th minute.

Late goals and four-goal draws complete the round

Central Cordoba de Santiago and Defensa Y Justicia drew 2-2. J. Lucco, L. Fernandez, M. Iacobellis and L. Sequeira, from a 90th-minute penalty, supplied the goals. Gimnasia L.P. and Banfield shared the same scoreline after goals from A. Auzmendi, L. Janson, L. Gomez, P. Silva Torrejon and D. Zalazar. Gimnasia M. and Deportivo Riestra finished 0-0.

Across the 15 matches, 39 goals were scored. The results kept Estudiantes L.P. in first, left Boca within one point and placed Velez three points behind the leaders. At the other end, Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto remain 15th, with Aldosivi and Racing level on eight points immediately above them.