Estudiantes 3-0 Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza result, stats and report

Independiente took all three points in La Plata with two late goals that bore no relation to the balance of play, exposing a structural problem in Estudiantes that the scoreline will only partially hide.

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza made their home advantage count with a controlled 1-0 win over Central Cordoba SdE, a headed goal on 66 minutes sealing three points that the underlying numbers thoroughly support.

Racing Club claimed a hard-fought 1-0 victory away at Estudiantes in the Argentine Liga Profesional, a result that reinforces their position among the division's leading contenders and raises genuine questions about Estudiantes' structure in and out of possession.

A goalless draw at Estudiantes left both sides frustrated but unbeaten, as two of the Liga Profesional's leading contenders produced a tightly contested affair that ultimately yielded nothing for either team's title ambitions.

Boca host Estudiantes at La Bombonera on Wednesday night in what could be the defining fixture of the Argentine Liga Profesional title race. Four first-team absentees, a wobbling home record, and a dangerous away side make this one worth your full attention.

San Lorenzo host Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza on Tuesday night in a Liga Profesional fixture where the home side's defensive fragility at the Nuevo Gasómetro collides with a visiting side that simply cannot score on the road. Sophie Hargreaves breaks down the patterns that matter.

Estudiantes host a porous Independiente side on Sunday with a chance to cement their place at the summit of the Argentine Liga Profesional. The visitors have not kept a single clean sheet on the road this season, and Connor Maguire is not about to pretend that is irrelevant.

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza carry genuine home momentum into Sunday's Liga Profesional fixture against Central Cordoba SdE, a visiting side that has failed to win any of their last four away matches and scored just once on the road in that run.