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Boca Juniors defeated Banfield and maintained a nine-point lead over their pursuers San Lorenzo and Talleres, after playing partially in the sixteenth round of the Argentine Superliga.
The 'xeneize' team barely won against a substitute team from Banfield thanks to a goal from Carlos Tevez at the beginning of the game.
With this victory, Boca Juniors reached their thirteenth win and maintains their solid performance in their quest to revalidate the title of the local tournament obtained last season.
San Lorenzo prevailed with a goal from Rubén Botta by 1-0 against Newell's Old Boys and reached 31 points, although they have a pending match with Independiente.
El Ciclón, who will play the Copa Sudamericana this season, prioritizes the local tournament and aims to compete for the title against Boca.
Talleres had to settle for a 1-1 draw in their visit to San Martín in San Juan, also with 31 points.
River Plate is not doing well, although on Sunday they avoided a defeat by drawing 2-2 against Godoy Cruz, but with many criticisms towards the referee.
The 'millonario' team reacted after being down by two goals with the goals from Juan Garro and the Uruguayan Santiago García, thanks to the goals from the Uruguayan Rodrigo Mora and Lucas Pratto, in his first celebration with the River shirt.
With this draw, Godoy Cruz solidified its fourth place in the table with 28 points, while the team led by Marcelo Gallardo ranks nineteenth with only 19 points.
In other notable results from this sixteenth round, Independiente drew 0-0 in their visit to Temperley on Saturday, and Racing defeated Lanús 3-1 on Friday to confirm a good path under the leadership of Eduardo Coudet.
This round of the Argentine Superliga also registered the victory of Estudiantes 2-0 against Unión on Friday, the 2-2 draw between Belgrano and Vélez, the same result for Argentinos and Atlético Tucumán, while Rosario Central thrashed a weak Olimpo from Bahía Blanca 5-0 and the bottom-dweller Arsenal drew 1-1 with Huracán.