Belgrano de Córdoba
Belgrano de Córdoba defeated Brown de Adrogué 3-2 on Sunday at Estadio Único de San Nicolás and secured their return to the First Division of Argentine football after three years, and with two matchdays remaining in this tournament.
Belgrano's Victory
Belgrano, known as El Pirata, finished 11 points ahead of their nearest rival and neighbor, Instituto de Córdoba.
The Cordoba-based team came from behind twice with a brace from Pablo Vegetti and a goal from Joaquín Susvielles.
Brown de Adrogué scored through Franco Benítez and Juan Mendoza.
Belgrano returns to the elite of Argentine football for the first time as champions of a tournament.
Belgrano's qualification was very emotional and followed at Estadio San Nicolás by 25,000 Cordoba fans who, for the most part, traveled 463 kilometers from their city in a sort of pilgrimage.
With a record of 22 wins, 7 draws, and 5 losses, the Cordoba team led by Guillermo Farré secured the anticipated title in a campaign that saw them at the top of the standings since the first matchday in a tournament with 37 teams.
Guillermo Farré, who achieved promotion with Belgrano as a player in 2011, became the first figure to achieve promotion with the team as a coach, 11 years later.
Pablo Vegetti, scorer of two goals this afternoon in San Nicolás, is the top goal scorer of the tournament with 16 goals.
This Belgrano triumph was achieved under the presidency of Luis Fabián 'Luifa' Artime, an emblematic figure in the history of the club and its all-time leading goal scorer.
After this victory, a reduced tournament will be played between the teams placed from 2nd to 13th position to determine the second team that will be promoted for the 2023 season in the elite of Argentine football.
The second-placed team will directly qualify for the semifinals of the reduced tournament, the third-placed team will join in the quarterfinals, and the teams from 4th to 13th place will compete in the round of 16.