Behind the duo, Universitario sit on 11 points after three straight wins and Alianza Lima are fourth on 10 points.
Against Real Garcilaso on Saturday, Binacional snatched all three points after a late goal in second-half stoppage time from Diego Carabano.Ī third of the way into the 17-week Apertura season, Sporting Cristal are one point clear of Binacional. But now Sporting Cristal sit only one point ahead of Binacional, the southern club based in Juliaca near the shores of Lake Titicaca that are still only in their first decade of existence. With second-half goals from Gabriel Carabajal and German Berterame, Patronato’s win put Defensa y Justicia four points out of the lead with two matches left to play.Įven with the draw, however, the league leaders had plenty of space to spare at the top of the table. Patrick’s Day and fell 2-0 to a team that has dallied near the relegation zone for most of the season. The current second-place team in Argentina went to Patronato on St. A victory against Tigre, a club with wins in four of their past five matches, would ensure Racing the championship.ĭefensa y Justicia can still catch Racing, but they did themselves no favors last week in Superliga play.
They currently sit four points clear of the only team that can still catch them for the crown. Racing Club have the advantage of finishing off the season at home against Defensa y Justicia, and they only need one more victory to ensure they claim their first league title since 2014. Down to two in the Superliga race with two weeks to go This week we will look at the endgame taking shape in Argentina before glancing at a couple of other league races in this week’s South America review. Last year River Plate took the crown of South America with an emphatic takedown of Argentine rival Boca Juniors in a tumultuous final that concluded in Madrid. In four of the past five seasons, a Superliga club made it to the final. It certainly hasn’t impacted Argentine clubs in Copa Libertadores competition.
It then decided three years ago to operate more closely in alignment with what is favored in Europe, making the Superliga a continental anomaly. But in Argentina opted a few years ago to expand its league. Racing Club need one more win in their last two matches to ensure themselves the Superliga crown.įor most of South America, operating on an Apertura and Clausura schedule, the season is in its infancy.
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