Date 11 of the
Professional League Cup
already has six games played and, for now, the big losers are the two giants from Avellaneda.
The thing is that
Independiente
, after Friday's defeat against
Deportivo Riestra
, left the top 4 of Zone A, while
Racing
, after the agonizing draw with
Defensa y Justicia
thanks to
Juanfer Quintero
's beautiful free kick , may be very far from the qualifying region for the playoffs that will define the champion.
Waiting for what happens on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and even Wednesday - that day ends the day with the
Belgrano vs Lanús
duel -, everything is still very fought and squeezed in the two groups into which the 28 are divided First Division teams.
In Zone A the one in charge is
Vélez
after the 1-0 with a goal by Elías Gómez over Instituto in Liniers, closely followed by
River
,
Talleres
,
Argentinos
.
Independiente
shares the same rank as the runners-up, but the goal difference relegates it to fifth place for now.
Further back and waiting to hit the ground running are
Barracas Central
, which this Sunday plays against
Huracán;
Rosario Central
, which visits Argentinos Juniors on Tuesday;
and
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
, which will soon go to the Monumental to face the brand new super champion led by Martín Demichelis.
Much more relegated are
Riestra
and
Banfield
, which will host, also this Sunday, the perched
Talleres
.
In zone B, meanwhile, the leader is
Godoy Cruz
, who this Sunday will be the home team of last-place Tigre in Mendoza and, in addition, owes his commitment to
San Lorenzo
for date 9 - it is scheduled for Wednesday, March 20.
They are followed by
Lanús
- which was beaten after the failure that meant elimination against El Porvenir in the Argentine Cup -,
Estudiantes
- who this Sunday receives Boca Juniors - and
Newell's
, which on Friday tied without goals with Platense at the Coloso Marcelo Bielsa Parque of the independence.
Boca, which is currently sixth, needs to beat Pincha at the UNO stadium to sneak back into the top 4, while Racing was seventh after the tie with Defensa y Justicia, which is fifth.
San Lorenzo, despite the victory over Sarmiento de Junín, is ninth with 12 points, although it has that pending match with Tomba that could significantly improve its reality.
Source: Professional League Cup