League Cup: Crucial for Qualifying for International Tournaments and Relegation Battle

The League Cup will also be crucial for qualifying for international tournaments and relegation

Although the League Cup has just begun, this third date that has just ended became a key day, mainly in the fight for the bottom of the annual table. After the start of the action on Friday in Santiago del Estero, with the victory of Central Córdoba over Platense, a Saturday agenda was scheduled with five games and some of them with fundamental protagonists in the battle for permanence. The most outstanding? Gymnastics of La Plata-Independiente, Huracán-Colón and Vélez-River Plate.

It should be remembered that two teams will lose the category this year, once the 14 dates of the regular stage of the League Cup have finished. One by averages, where Arsenal is last by 17 points, and the other by Annual Table, where there are eight teams separated by just five points. In this context, the fight for relegation is, without doubt, the most exciting at the end of the season due to the large number of teams involved.

The action linked to this began on Friday with the agonizing victory of Central Córdoba 3-2 over Platense in Santiago del Estero and this Saturday continued with the victory of Independiente 2-1 against Gimnasia in La Plata and that of Huracán against Colón 2- 1 in Parque de los Patricios. In addition, at the end of the action Vélez won 2-0 over River Plate. On Sunday, Banfield’s victories in Córdoba against the institute at the end and Tigre 1-0 against Boca at the BOmbonera stood out. This Monday, there were 2-1 triumphs for Barracas Central against Arsenal and Unión that rescued a draw at home against San Lorenzo.

With these results, Gimnasia remained in the relegation zone with 30 points. Just above are Colón (31), Huracán (31), Central Córdoba (32), Vélez (33), Independiente (34), Platense (35) and Unión de Santa Fe (35). In the event that two teams remain in the same position, a tiebreaker will be played for permanence.

The fourth date will also have several hand-to-hand confrontations between teams that are in this dispute with the focus on Gimnasia-Vélez and Independiente-Huracán. It will take place after the FIFA Date that will stop the activity for the next few days since the Argentine team will begin its journey towards the 2030 World Cup with the clashes against Ecuador (on Thursday the 7th) and Bolivia (on Tuesday the 12th).

DATE 3 OF THE LEAGUE CUP

Central Cordoba 3-2 Platense (B)

Gymnastics 1-2 Independent (A)

Lanus 2-2 Godoy Cruz (B)

Belgrano 1-1 Newell’s (B)

Hurricane 2-1 Colon (A)

Velez 2-0 River Plate (A)

Defense and Justice 1-1 Sarmiento (B)

Institute 0-1 Banfield (A)

Argentinos Juniors 2-2 Atlético Tucumán (A)

Rosario Central 2-0 Talleres de Córdoba (A)

Boca Juniors 0-1 Tiger (B)

Racing 2-1 Estudiantes de La Plata (B)

Central Barracks 2-1 Arsenal (A)

Union 1-1 San Lorenzo (B)

* A or B indicate the zones

THIS IS THE ANNUAL TABLE THAT WILL DEFINE A DECENT

*Arsenal is last in averages, so the place is for the penultimate of the table

2023-09-05 02:22:33
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