42 goals reshape the race at the top and bottom

Seven-goal swing lifts Independiente Rivadavia

Independiente Rivadavia edged Aldosivi 4-3 in the round’s highest-scoring match. Gonzalo Rios, Tomás Fernández and Jose Ignacio Florentin put the hosts 3-0 ahead inside 19 minutes. Alex Arce reduced the deficit from the penalty spot before half-time, then added a second in the 75th minute. Lucas Castro also scored for Aldosivi, but Joaquín Pombo Streinberger’s 90th-minute goal could not prevent defeat. Arce’s two goals made him one of four players to finish the round with a brace.

Talleres Cordoba supplied the stated surprise result, beating ninth-placed Union Santa Fe 2-1 despite entering the round in 14th. A. Alvarez and V. Depietri scored for Talleres, while E. Ramirez scored Union’s late goal. The result moved Talleres to fourth with 26 points, while Union’s position in the supplied standings was not provided.

Boca and Lanus make their mark

Boca Juniors stayed within one point of the leaders by defeating Central Cordoba de Santiago 3-1. Ángel Romero scored in the fifth and 56th minutes, with Enner Valencia adding Boca’s second in the 11th. Martín Francisco Cuitiño scored in the 90th minute for Central Cordoba. Romero shared the round’s top-scoring mark with two goals.

Lanus won 3-0 away at Deportivo Riestra, with Allan Steven Wlk Duré scoring twice and Felipe Peña Biafore completing the result. Wlk Duré also joined the four-player group with two goals. Estudiantes L.P. retained first place after a 2-1 win over Platense: Adolfo Gaich and Guido Mainero scored before Guido Carrillo’s 90th-minute goal. The leaders have 31 points, one ahead of Boca, while Vélez Sarsfield sit third on 28 after a 1-1 draw at Newells Old Boys. Ronaldo Martinez, Santiago Germán Solari Ferreyra and Alan Soñora were listed among the scorers in that match.

Important points across the table

River Plate beat Atletico Tucuman 2-1. Tobías Andrada scored for Atletico, while Clever Domingo Ferreira Ñamandu and Thiago Almada completed River’s comeback. Rosario Central won 1-0 at Tigre through Ángel Di María’s penalty. Independiente drew 1-1 with San Lorenzo, with Juan Migue Arrayago and Facundo Farías on target, leaving Independiente fifth on 24 points, level with sixth-placed Lanus.

Defensa Y Justicia defeated Gimnasia M. 2-0 through Leandro Fernández and David Barbona. Argentinos JRS and Gimnasia L.P. drew 1-1, with Agustin Auzmendi and Gastón Verón scoring. Banfield and Barracas Central also shared the points, as Lautaro Martín Gómez scored before Ivan Tapia’s penalty. Instituto Cordoba beat Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 2-1: Giuliano Cerato, Leonel Mosevich and Marcos Ledesma’s own goal supplied the scoring. Huracan defeated Racing Club 2-1 through Facundo Waller and Diego Ulises·Ortegoza, after which Jordy Caicedo scored for Racing. Sarmiento Junin and Belgrano Cordoba drew 1-1; Junior Marabel’s two listed goals came in the 33rd minute, while Lucas Passerini converted a 90th-minute penalty.

Title and relegation picture

Estudiantes lead a close top six: Boca are one point behind, Vélez three back, and Talleres five behind the summit. Independiente and Lanus are both seven points off first. The supplied standings identify those six leading positions as the current reference for the title and continental-place discussion, but do not provide qualification lines or the rest of the table.

At the bottom, Racing Club are 13th on eight points, Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto are 14th on six, and Aldosivi are 15th on five. Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto’s defeat and Aldosivi’s seven-goal loss leave both on the lowest totals shown. The round produced 42 goals across 15 matches, with four players sharing the scoring lead for the matchday on two each.