The fifth day of the Argentine League Cup began with the Group B match between the two Lanus And Sarmientowhich ended with one point for both teams despite the Purslane’s numerical inferiority.
The team led by Pablo Lavallén took the lead after a shot from Agustín “Chino” Fontana canceled by VAR for a millimeter offside. The guests were still able to maintain the result Alan Marinelli was sent off for a double yellow card in the 75th minute.
The maroon team has already played five games without a win in the second phase of the Argentine championship. For Sebastián Salomón’s team, pursued by Estudiantes de la Plata and just one point away from their clash with San Lorenzo, the possibility of retaining the classification for next year’s Sudamericana is in jeopardy. Sarmiento remains slightly off the bottom of the table with just one defeat in the five rounds of the League Cup, putting him at the top of his region until Newell’s and Racing play their respective clash this week.
Argentine football continues this Tuesday with the matches between Rosario Central and Independiente, Huracán and Gimnasia in Zone A. In Group B there will be a match between a Central Córdoba, which scores twice as many points, and Boca Juniors, who have only achieved one win in four days. On Wednesday’s matchday, Barracas Central-Banfield, Vélez-Arsenal and Instituto-Colón will compete in Group A, and for the battle on side B there will be a Defensa y Justicia-Tigre, Estudiantes-San Lorenzo and the aforementioned leadership game between Racing Club and Newell’s. At the end of the fifth matchday, which ends this Thursday, Group B features Argentinos Juniors-Talleres and River Plate-Atlético Tucumán on one side, and Belgrano-Platense and Unión-Godoy Cruz on the other.