After the final whistle at the Bombonera, with the result set in the match between Boca and Platense, 8 of the 14 matches on date 12 of the Lega Calcio Professionisti have been completed about to cut the midline of a 27-day tournament.

And this partial weekend procedure betrayed decisive games in the standingswith most of the teams fighting above as protagonists, and a key result when it comes to aspirations: the first defeat of the surprising Atlético Tucumán by Lucas Pusineri, who is still the leader but with several rivals chasing his privileged position.

That said, the dean lost to Arsenal in Sarandi, putting him finish a series which kept him unbeaten for 11 games, an unexpected figure in the previous competition. Those of Tucumán remain with 25 points and a handful of teams that have taken advantage of the setback to close the gap.

The first of them was Gymnastics and Fencing of La Plata, who on Friday beat Godoy Cruz 2-0 and climbed to 24 units, one behind the lead. “Anxiety is not good, it takes forever”, warned his DT Gorosito, cautious.

Another who cut by three it was Union, who overturned the game for Vélez with a flurry at the end of the game, and is third with 21 points, 4 behind the albiceleste. Tatengue are looking to enter the South America Cup zone, but if Colón was champion last year, why not get excited?

And the one doing his homework was Boca, of course. The 2-1 of the Bombonera against Platense brings him to the 18-point line7 of Tucuman, with two other teams of that level: the same Calamar and Patronato, who barely equalized as a guest against Banfield, but continues to deal with the averages.

The races were left with a bittersweet flavor, which drew against Barracas Central in a match that came with the need to add three but could have easily lost: his goalkeeper Chila Gómez was a figure. The Academy will have to settle for fourth place, with 20 points and 5 from Atlético Tucuman, knowing that next Sunday they will host Boca al Cilindro.

In that virtual fourth place of the 20 units remained Argentinos Juniorswho lost to Talleres in Kempes, not taking advantage of the fact that the team from Cordoba kept the names thinking about the Copa Libertadores.

This Sunday the action of Data 12 continues with the matches between Aldosivi (8 points) and Huracán (17); San Lorenzo (16) vs Students (12); Independiente (11) against River (15) and Newell’s (16) against Colón (13). And on Monday there will be two more duels: Central Córdoba (11) against Defense and Justice (14) and Tigre (13) against Rosario Central (14).