Independiente Rivadavia stand firm in Mendoza, see off Argentinos Juniors | OneFootball

Argentinos Juniors lost 2-1 to Independiente Rivadavia from Mendoza in matchday 7 of Zone A of the Clausura Tournament, at the Bautista Gargantini stadium.

The first blow was struck by the Lepra mendocina: Fabrizio Sartori made it 1-0 five minutes into the game. However, Hernán López Muñoz equalized shortly after with a great individual play inside the box.

Nevertheless, the home team took the lead again just after the quarter-hour mark. Matías Alejandro Fernández was the one who scored to make it 2-1.

With this result, both teams have 8 points in the group and are outside the playoff qualification spots.

In the next round, Independiente Rivadavia will visit Lanús at La Fortaleza. Meanwhile, El Bicho will play against Instituto in Córdoba.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.