Belgrano vs River
Belgrano once again showed what they are made of on Sunday night, comfortably overcoming Racing Club and claiming a 2-0 away victory thanks to goals from Lucas Zelarayán and Franco Vázquez. The defending league champions have now gone six league matches unbeaten, with three wins and three draws, and climbed to the top of Group B with 22 points, level with Rosario Central and Argentinos Juniors. El Pirata also sit sixth in the annual table, having already secured qualification for the Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura. Belgrano have lost just one of their last four home matches, winning two and drawing one. River Plate rescued a point away at Sarmiento on Wednesday night, drawing 1-1 thanks to a 71st-minute goal from Gonzalo Montiel. However, that result leaves them outside the playoff places. With 17 points in the Clausura, El Millonario sit ninth in Group B, one point behind eighth-placed Barracas Central, despite losing just one of their last eight matches in the competition, winning five and drawing two. They are also eighth in the annual table, currently occupying a Copa Sudamericana spot and five points behind the final Copa Libertadores qualifying place. Belgrano are doing a good job as defending champions, with a place in the playoffs almost secure and with high confidence after a solid win at Racing, so I can’t see them as underdogs at home even if River has improved in the last few games.