Ismael Sosa scored a stoppage time equalizer as Argentinos Juniors
twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Boca Juniors in the
Argentine Clausura tournament Sunday.
In the day's other matches, Sebastian Fernandez scored to
give defending champion Banfield a 1-0 win at River Plate, Gonzalo
Castillejos hit a late winner to give Lanus a 3-2 home win over
Huracan, and Newell's Old Boys drew 0-0 at home with Independiente.
The results conclude the first round of fixtures in the
Clausura tournament, which runs until May. The opening half of the
league season, called the Apertura, finished in December.
Martin Palermo scored the first goal for Boca against
Argentinos after following up a Riquelme shot in the 45th minute.
Boca seemed to be controlling the match until the 82nd minute
when defender Ezequiel Munoz diverted a free kick into his own net
to level the scores.
Three minutes later, Riquelme curled a shot into the far
corner from the edge of the box to re-establish the lead, but Sosa
stabbed the ball into the net following a free kick in the 3rd
minute of stoppage time to claim a draw for Argentinos.
Earlier in the day, Fernandez scored the winner for Banfield
against River after receiving a pass from Walter Erviti in the 30th
minute.
River has struggled in recent tournaments and looked weak in
attack without Diego Buonanotte, who will miss the rest of the
season after suffering serious injuries in a car crash in December.
Elsewhere, Castillejos scored his second goal of the game in
stoppage time to help Lanus come from two goals behind to win 3-2
against Huracan.
Patricio Toranzo opened the scoring for Huracan in the 19th
minute with a looping shot that slipped through goalkeeper Agustin
Marchesin's fingers. Gaston Machin added a second from a tight
angle in the 25th.
Castillejos pulled a goal back for Lanus in the 74th minute,
but Huracan still looked safe until the 85th minute when Gonzalo
Garcia received a red card for handling in the box and Maximiliano
Velazquez equalized from the penalty.
Diego Latus hit the post for Lanus in the 88th minute, before
Castillejos sealed the comeback victory with the winner in the 91st
minute.
In the day's other match, Apertura runner-up Newell's Old
Boys played out a scoreless draw with Independiente.
In other results from the weekend's first round fixtures it
was: Godoy Cruz 1, Gimnasia La Plata 0; Estudiantes La Plata 3,
Arsenal de Sarandi 0; Tigre 0, Chacarita Juniors 2; Velez Sarsfield
1, Colon de Santa Fe 1; Racing Club 3, Rosario Central 0; Atletico
Tucuman 0, San Lorenzo 1.
