This is what the League Cup standings looked like: who were the big winners of the classics event

The seventh round of the Professional League Cup has concluded. And, contrary to what fans believe, It wasn’t a big deal being local on the classics date of Argentine football. Not to mention, if you analyze the “pure duels”. It’s that, of the seven duels that can be considered historic played over the weekend, five draws and two away victories: that of the Academies, racing AND Central rosary, who together with Godoy Cruz (who continues to add three) were the big winners of a day of pure emotion. The ranking therefore shows that three of the so-called “big five” are in the ranking area, but Mouth AND Saint Lawrence They still have difficulty reaching the quarterfinals.

Saturday, the match that paralyzed Córdoba between Belgrano AND Workshops It was an electrifying 2-2. They played for everything that was missing at Parque Patricios, where Hurricane AND Saint Lawrence They were bored with their 0-0.

The four, regardless of the nuances of each result, remained outside the qualification zone for the next round.

One of the few who were able to fully celebrate was Racing, with a triumph in the Avellaneda classic at Independiente’s home. Adrián Maravilla Martínez was the scorer of the Academy, which finished in third place in zone B on Sunday, with 13 points. El Rojo, meanwhile, remains momentarily leader (also with 13 units) in zone A, awaiting what Argentinos Juniors will do against Platense on Monday.

In La Plata there was an entertaining but goalless match between Gimnasia and Estudiantes, which kept Pincha in the table and made Lobo move away a little, even with many teams with little margin of points.

The 1-1 draw in the Superclásico at the Monumental could have gone better for River at the top of the table, because they reached Independiente, established themselves in the table and left Xeneize still out, one game behind Lanús (who have 13). . .

Granate suffered the heartbreaking draw of Banfield, one of the four teams that has not yet managed to win the League Cup. The two remained with the same average, thinking about the fight to stay, still with five teams below the red zone.

And the other ‘classic’ triumph was in Rosario, where Central broke through at the Coloso Marcelo Bielsa stadium to beat Newell’s, getting close but still out of the Playoffs to be able to defend the title won at the end of 2023.

In the rest of the interzonals, Barracas Central is back in a draw in Junín against Sarmiento and already has 12 points, so it could finish exactly in the middle of the tournament in zone A ranking positions.

Unión showed all its effectiveness against Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza, a victory that gives them air in the middle table and excites them in the Cup.

And last, but not least, the unbeaten leader of the championship, who has not even conceded a goal in the seven games played. Godoy Cruz de Mendoza reconfirms himself as a candidate, even if the team rotates because his entry into the group stage of the Copa Libertadores is at stake (he must overcome the series against Colo Colo in Chile).

In Varela, Defensa y Justicia drew 1-1 against Deportivo Riestra, in a match in which they overcame their rival, but it wasn’t enough to win.

Argentinos Juniors brought out all their charm and beat Platense 3-1 in the typical neighborhood duel. El Bicho outpaced River and reached 14 points to single-handedly lead Zone A.

In Liniers, Tigre, the only team without a goal in the League Cup until yesterday, returned to the field against Vélez and scored two goals in four minutes, closing the match at 2-2.

Finally, in the Norte Central classic Córdoba and Atlético Tucumán closed the classics event with a sad goalless draw. Without a doubt, a result that complicates the prospects of the Principal, who remains committed to the relegation zone.

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