Independiente, Estudiantes lead, River end goal drought (Reuters)

Saturday, April 17, 2010

By Rex Gowar

BUENOS AIRES, April 17 (Reuters) - Independiente andEstudiantes went tip of the Argentine Clausura championship onSaturday as prior leaders Godoy Cruz became the firstvictims of the Angel Cappa epoch during River Plate.

River ended the 533-minute idea drought travelling some-more thanfive matches as they came from the idea down with dual in twominutes to win 2-1 during the Monumental, toppling Godoy Cruz andclimbing to 14th.

Independiente, who kick pretension holders Banfield 3-1, andEstudiantes, 2-1 winners during Tigre, have thirty points from 15matches, dual some-more than Godoy Cruz as well as Argentinos Juniors, whovisit Arsenal upon Monday. Banfield have 23.

Central defender Leandro Desabato put Estudiantes in frontwith an early header from the Juan Sebastian Veron corner andforward Jose Sosa combined the shining solo idea in the 26thminute.

Tigre strike the club before going dual down though marked down thedeficit when defender Marcos Rojo headed an own idea trying toclear the round before long before halftime. Both sides strike thewoodwork in the second half.

Independiente, who had mislaid their prior dual games, tookthe lead mid by the initial half when striker AndresSilvera scored his seventh idea of the championship.

Banfield equalised by Ruben Ramirez in the 36th minutebut from the re-start midfielder Leandro Gracian strike the shotfrom the halfway line that dipped under the club with keeperCristian Lucchetti stranded to restore the visitors’ lead.

Striker Leonel Nunez strike the third in blocking time.

The atmosphere during River was buzzing as Cappa took his placeon the bench for the initial time given replacing the sacked LeoAstrada during the week.

Godoy Cruz silenced the home crowd during the packed Monumentalwhen Federico Higu! ain bega n as well as finished off the excellent move to puthis side in front after half an hour.

Cappa dismissed River up by sending upon midfielder DiegoBuonanotte after an hour for his initial match given beinginjured in the Dec. 26 car pile-up that killed 3 friends.

Former Argentina forward Ariel Ortega equalised when hetapped in Roberto Pereyra’s block round in the 68th minute andRiver went forward inside of dual minutes when Buonanotte pennyless awayand passed to right behind Paulo Ferrari, who ran past the keeperand scored with the left-footed shot past the defender upon the line.

(Editing by Greg Stutchbury; to question or comment upon thisstory email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)



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