The mighty Boca Juniors and River Plate are in the final phase of the Liberators cup but they want the local tournament and this weekend together with Argentinos Juniors, they will fight for a place in the finals of the Diego Maradona Cup.
On the last date of group A of the Championship stage, Boca is the declarer with 8 points and +4 goal difference, with a minimum advantage over River (8 and +3), while Argentines (7 and 0) is the third in the battle for the only place for the title game, which will be played on January 17 in San Juan (west).
River will be local to the already eliminated Independiente, while Saturday Argentines and Boca they will collide at the Maradona stadium.
Although ‘Xeneizes’ and ‘Millonarios’ appear as favorites, the truth is that both are busy in the semi-finals of the Liberators cup and it hasn’t been released yet as they play to their fullest potential as they have rematches of the semifinal next week of Libertadores.
In the revenge of the semifinals of the continental tournament, River must travel to Sao Paulo in search of the feat of hitting Palm trees by three or more goals, after losing 3-0 at home.
Boca It’s less complicated as any goal draw takes it to the final, after being equal to 0-0 in the first leg at La Bombonera.
End date, the first place until the final
The fifth and final date of the regular phase of the Diego Maradona Cup starts on Saturday with the races Unión-Patronato, Lanús-Rosario Central, Vélez Sarsfield-Godoy Cruz, Racing-Newell’s, River-Independent and Argentines–Boca.
On Sunday they will play against Arsenal-Huracán, Colón-Talleres, Banfield-San Lorenzo and Gimnasia-Atlético Tucumán, and on Monday it will be Estudiantes-Central Córdoba’s turn.
The winner of the final among the first of the Championship stage is eligible below Liberators cup, while the duel between the best of the Complement phase and the loser of the first final qualifies for the South American Cup 2022.
Here are the positions:
Championship stage
Group A:
– Parts JGEP GF GC
1. Boca 8 4 2 2 0 8 4
2. River Plate 8 4 2 2 0 8 5
3. Argentines 7 4 2 1 1 3 3
4. Arsenal 4 4 1 1 2 6 7
5. Independent 3 4 1 0 3 8 9
6. Hurricane 3 4 1 0 3 4 9
B Group:
– Parts JGEP GF GC
1. Banfield 9 4 3 0 1 8 5
2. Workshops 8 4 2 2 0 8 5
3. Gymnastics LP 7 4 2 1 1 7 5
4. San Lorenzo 4 4 1 1 2 6 7
5. Columbus 4 4 1 1 2 5 6
6. Atl. Tucumán 1 4 0 1 3 2 8
Complement phase
Group A:
– Parts JGEP GF GC
1. Rosario Central 10 4 3 1 0 10 2
2. Union 7 4 2 1 1 8 6
3. Defense and J. 7 4 2 1 1 6 6
4. Lanús 5 4 1 2 1 4 5
5. Aldosivi 3 4 1 0 3 3 6
6. Supervisory Board 1 4 0 1 3 2 8
B Group:
– Parts JGEP GF GC
1. Newell’s 9 4 3 0 1 7 2
2. Velez 9 4 3 0 1 7 4
3. Racing 5 4 1 2 1 10 6
4. Students 4 4 1 1 2 4 5
5. Godoy Cruz 4 4 1 1 2 3 10
6. Córdoba Central 2 4 0 2 2 4 8