River Plate snatched a 1-1 away draw against Platense, for his first match in the Copa de la Liga Profesional of Argentine football.
A goal from Ignacio Vázquez, with the help of Franco Armani who seemed to have the situation under control, opened the scoring for the home team, while a header of Matías Rojas, the Paraguayan newcomer, four minutes from the end allowed the final score to be established.
!—->Thus, the team of Marcelo Gallardo, strengthened by the arrival of eight new players, failed to meet expectations in his first match and, to this day, remains the only one of the major clubs in Argentine football not to have started the tournament with a victory.
!—-]–>Earlier the same day, San Lorenzo won 1-0 against Talleres de Córdobathanks to a goal from Andrés Vombergar.
—Without Iker Muniain, who will soon leave for Bilbao to treat an injury, Miguel Ángel Russo’s team won a great victory in front of their home crowd.
!—->—In other results this Saturday, Estudiantes had a good start to the competition by beating Unión de Santa Fe 3-1 and Instituto easily beat Gimnasia 3-0 in Pedro Troglio’s first match as coach of Córdoba.
- –!—–>—->–!—->–](–[––>–]–!—–>!–Friday, Racing Club and Independiente had obtained respective victories against Barracas Central (3-1) and Sarmiento de Junín (2-1), while defending champion Vélez Sarsfield suffered a surprising 3-0 defeat when visiting Tigre.
—!—-]–!—->–][*rxjs-reactive–]{––!—->(—[–}–}–}——->(!—–!DOCTYPE!DOCTYPE–]–>—[{“–!—-}[!–]–!—-]–!—->(–p>This Sunday, the first day will end with two matches, including Boca Juniors’ encounter as host at ‘La Bombonera’ against Argentinos Juniors.
Argentine football has decided for this season to play two tournaments with 30 teams: The Apertura and the Clausura, in the form of the La Liga Cup with two groups of 15 teams, eight of which will advance to the knockout stage to crown two champions in 2025.
{{{–}}–}The opening of the Argentine football season promises to be captivating, with formidable teams taking to the field one after the other. The performance of new arrivals and the impact of young players on the game are aspects to watch closely. So, who will succeed in coming out on top and establishing themselves as a serious competitor this season?
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