The Professional League and entry to the International Cups they are red hot and with the date 25 just started, there are still six contenders for the title. Boca Juniors, Racing Club, Atlético Tucumán, River Plate, Hurricane and Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata are the top entertainers when only nine points remain at stake.
This Wednesday, the one that took a big step towards obtaining the championship was Boca Juniors, who beat Sarmiento by the minimum in Junín with a goal by Luca Langoni.
In this way, Hugo Ibarra’s team is the leader with 48 units, four points more than their escorts Racing Club and Atlético Tucumán, who will play against Colón and Rosario Central, respectively. The Dean will receive the Scoundrel this Thursday from 9:30 p.m., while the Academy will visit Santa Fe on Friday at 4:30 p.m.
River Plate, meanwhile, also has 44 points thanks to its win against Platense and is not getting out of the fight. The Millionaire also secured a ticket to the next Copa Libertadores 2023.
It should be remembered that the Xeneize and the Lobo they owe their match of day 23 that will be played on Wednesday 19, that is, just before the last date.
• This is the position table
*In case of a tie in the first position, there will be a tiebreaker match on a neutral court.
• What is left for each
Boca Juniors (48): Newell’s (V), Gimnasia (V) and Independiente (L).
River Plate (44): Central Rosary (L) and Racing Club (V).
Racing (44): Colón (V), Lanús (V) and River Plate (L).
Atletico Tucuman (44): Rosario Central (L), Unión (L) and Defense and Justice (V).
Hurricane (41): Students (L), Platense (L) and Board of Trustees (V).
Gymnastics (40): Argentines (L), Boca (L) and Talleres (V).
• Qualification to the Cups
This is defined by the yearly table positions. It should be remembered that the first three will go to the Copa Libertadores 2023 (Boca Juniors is already qualified for being champion of the League Cup), while the next six will qualify for the Copa Sudamericana.
In turn, the other two places for the Libertadores will go to the champions of the Argentine Cup and the current Professional League.
At the moment, Gymnastics, with 64 points, is the last to enter the Copa Libertadores by the Annual Table and Defense and Justice, with 56, to the South American.
• This is the annual table
*If Boca Juniors, Racing or Gimnasia win the Professional League, the fifth in the annual table will also qualify for the Copa Libertadores and the 11th will go to the Sudamericana.
*If Boca Juniors reaches the final of the Copa Argentina (it must face Patronato in the semifinals), the other finalist (Banfield or Talleres) will qualify for the Libertadores.
DATE 25 OF THE PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12
• ALDOSIVI 0-1 BANFIELD
• GYMNASTICS AND FENCING LA PLATA 0-1 SAN LORENZO
• SARMIENTO 0-1 BOCA JUNIORS
• INDEPENDENT 1-2 CENTRAL BARRACKS
• RIVER PLATE 2-1 PLATENSE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13
• 16:30 VÉLEZ SARSFIELD-WORKSHOPS
• 19 LANÚS-BOARD OF TRUSTEES
• 19 GODOY CRUZ-ARGENTINES
• 21:30 ATLETICO TUCUMÁN-ROSARIO CENTRAL
• 21:30 NEWELL’S-TIGRE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14
• 16:30 COLUMBUS-RACING
• 19 DEFENSE AND JUSTICE-UNION
• 19 HURRICANE-STUDENTS OF LA PLATA
• 21:30 ARSENAL-CORDOBA CENTRAL
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