Boca Juniors defeated Central Cordoba (Santiago del Estero) 3-1 on Friday, September 11, in the opening match of Fecha 9 of the Torneo Clausura, moving further into contention in Zone A.
Defensa y Justicia beat Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza 2-0 the same night, a result that put the Florencio Varela club atop the Torneo Clausura standings.
Newell's Old Boys and Velez Sarsfield drew 1-1 at the Coloso Marcelo Bielsa, with Velez's Ronaldo opening the scoring before Newell's equalized late through Soñora.
The remaining Fecha 9 fixtures, including Atletico Tucuman-River Plate and Independiente-San Lorenzo, are scheduled through Monday, September 14.