Rosario Central 1-1 Tigre result, stats and report

Belgrano ground out a 2-1 victory over Rosario Central at home, with a substitute sealing the points in the 88th minute to confirm what the underlying numbers had been suggesting all season about this Pirata side.

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto produced one of the most improbable results of the Argentine Liga Profesional season, holding off a dominant Tigre side to claim three precious points through a headed goal in the seventieth minute. It was a victory that belonged entirely to the team with less of everything, except the one thing that matters.

River Plate edged past Rosario Central with a 1-0 victory at home, a result that consolidates their position at the top of the Argentine Liga Profesional standings and underlines the fine margins separating the leading sides this season.

Belgrano arrive at Victor Martínez Luro with six wins from their last ten and a momentum slope pointing upward. But Tigre's structural compactness at home and the evidence pointing firmly toward a tight, low-scoring game means the visitor's form may not translate the way punters expect. Sophie Hargreaves breaks down the patterns.

Rosario Central have been virtually unbeatable at home this season, but Racing Club arrive at the Gigante de Arroyito with nothing to lose and a point to prove after a difficult run on their travels.

A side that has won just once all season hosts a Tigre outfit struggling for momentum of its own, making Sunday's fixture in Río Cuarto one of the most consequential matches of the Argentine Liga Profesional weekend.

Two of Argentine football's most passionate rivalries collides in the Liga Profesional as Belgrano welcome Rosario Central to the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes on Sunday, with both sides separated by just two points in a congested table and very different stories to tell away from home.