Racing takes the Avellaneda classic and the solo lead

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Buenos Aires, 19 Mar Racing Club won an agonizing 2-1 away win over Independiente in a new edition of the Avellaneda Classic to become the sole leader of Group A of the Argentine Football Professional League Cup. At the close of Saturday's interzonal classics day, the team led by Fernando Gago won the goals of Gabriel Hauche and Enzo Copetti, while Lucas González had achieved the temporary draw for 'Rojo'. Thanks to this triumph, the 'Academia' remains the only undefeated in the contest and reached fifteen units, one more than Unión, which this Saturday matched goalless against Colón in a new edition of the Santa Fe classic. In another outstanding duel this Saturday, San Lorenzo and Huracán also equalized with a blank score in a Buenos Aires classic that was played at the full stadium at Pedro Bidegain. In the first shift of the day, Banfield won away against Lanús by 1-0 with a goal by Luciano Lollo in a new classic from the south (from the Buenos Aires conturbado) that deepened the crisis of 'Granate', which remains in the last positions of Group B. On Friday, at the beginning of this interzonal day of classics, Tigre had ratified its great moment by beating Platense 4-0 in the reissue of the northern classic (from the Buenos Aires region) after 42 years without being played in the first division. In addition, in pairings that do not respond to the tradition of classics, Aldosivi de Mar del Plata had defeated Patronato de Paraná 4-1 and Barracas Central had added his third win in a row by winning 2-1 against Sarmiento de Junín. On Sunday there will be action in the Rosario Classic between Central and Newell's Old Boys and in the La Plata Derby between Gymnastics and Estudiantes as great aperitifs of the Superclassic between River Plate and Boca Juniors. Without so many rivalries on Monday, Defense and Justice will cross against Arsenal, Argentinos Juniors against Vélez Sarsfield, while on Tuesday Atlético Tucumán will meet Central Córdoba from Santiago del Estero and Talleres de Córdoba against Godoy Cruz de Mendoza.