Vélez Sarsfield beat Estudiantes 1-0 yesterday at the José Amalfitani stadium to get closer to Apertura tournament’s leaders Boca Juniors.
The winner was scored by David Ramírez in the 6th minute. With this result, Vélez earn 20 points, five behind Boca, who were facing Colón late yesterday in another match of the 12th round.
In the other match — where both rivals are trying to escape from the relegation zone — Arsenal defeated San Lorenzo 1-0 on goal from former San Lorenzo’s player Adrián González in the 79th minute.
Meanwhile, Atlético of Rafaela are three points from Boca after defeating Argentinos Juniors 3-1 in the Nuevo Monumental stadium. Darío Gandín, from the penalty spot; Federico González and Oscar Carniello netted for the Santa Fe side in the first half while Gustavo Oberman pulled one back after half-time.
Late on Monday, Banfield escaped from bottom with a 3-0 win over Independiente. Facundo Ferreyra — in the 8th and 13th minutes— and Walter Acevedo, just a few seconds before the end of regular time, netted for the Sarandí side. Independiente’s Julián Velázquez was sent off in the 30th.
The 12th round will continue today with the following matches: Tigre v Belgrano (5pm); Godoy Cruz v San Martín SJ (7.05pm) and Racing v Lanús (9.15pm).
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