Estudiantes de La Plata beat Central Córdoba 1-2 on Monday at the end of the fifth day and was fifth with nine points, just two behind the Independent leader. Francisco Apaolaza and Gustavo Del Prete scored for the La Plata team and Milton Giménez discounted a penalty in added time. This result makes Estudiantes de La Plata a the highest scoring team, with eleven goals in favor (one more than Lanús), and leaves him two points behind Independiente and one of the guards: Lanús, Newell’s and the current champion Colón de Santa Fe. Central Córdoba is nineteenth with five points.
In addition, this Monday another two games were played. Patronage, which could be one point from Independent, drew 2-2 with Arsenal and was eighth with eight. Arsenal started ahead with goals from Alan Ruíz and Leonel Picco, but later Patronato drew level thanks to Uruguayan Junior Arias and Oliver Benítez. Arsenal is twenty-first with five points.
In addition, the Adosivi directed by Fernando Gago won 1-0 to Defense and Justice with a goal from Gastón Lodico and climbed to seventh position with nine points. Defense and Justice was twenty-second with four.
Fifth day
Independiente won 1-0 against Racing with a goal from Silvio Romero in a new edition of the Avellaneda classic and was the sole leader of the Argentine Football Professional League Tournament. The ‘Rojo’ reached eleven points to be the only undefeated in the contest and with a unit advantage over Lanús, Newell’s Old Boys and Colón de Santa Fe.
Boca Juniors rescued a 1-1 draw with Argentinos Juniors at home, River Plate fell 2-1 to Godoy Cruz on their visit to Mendoza and San Lorenzo suffered a tough 4-0 defeat against Unión, in Santa Fe.