(GSM) - Independiente maintained their two-point lead over Godoy Cruz on Sunday in the Clausura after both sides claimed 2-0 wins over Rosario Central and Banfield, respectively.
Independiente left it fairly late for their fifth win on the trot in the tournament, Rosario holding the match at 0-0 until the 77th minute.
At that point, defender Lucas Mareque found his way through to finally break down the resistance, knocking a shot past Hernán Galíndez for a 1-0 lead.
Visibly shaken by that goal, Rosario had nothing left and conceded again in the 85th minute as Leonel Núñez struck to make it 2-0.
Later in the evening, Godoy Cruz hosted Banfield in a top-five clash, and the home side cashed in early.
Leonardo Sigali tapped home past Cristián Luccethi to give the surprise outfit a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute.
Banfield improved a bit as the game went on, but the home side defending kept them at bay.
That gave Godoy Cruz the chance to make it 2-0 in the 74th minute on a goal by David Ramírez.
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L. Sigali 18'
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1 - 0 |
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D. Ramírez 74'
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2 - 0 |
| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Ibáñez | |
| 2 | L. Sigali |
 18'
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| 26 | J. Curbelo | |
| 15 | F. Dutari |
 32'
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| 5 |
N. Olmedo
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| 23 | A. Rojas | |
| 3 |
D. Ramírez
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40'
74'
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| 4 | C. Sánchez | |
| 27 | A. Camargo | |
| 7 | F. Higuaín | |
| 18 |
J. Castillo
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| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| C. Lucchetti | ||
| 4 | J. Barraza | |
| 33 | J. Maidana |
63'
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| 2 | V. López | |
| 6 |
M. Bustamante
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41'
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| 28 | R. Battión | |
| 10 | W. Erviti |
84'
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| 20 |
M. Quinteros
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| 8 | J. Rodríguez | |
| 32 |
R. Ramírez
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73'
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| 25 | S. Fernández | |
| Coach: J. Falcioni | ||
| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 11 |
for J. Castillo 69' |
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| 21 |
for D. Ramírez 76' |
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| 19 |
for N. Olmedo 85' |
| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 30 |
for M. Bustamante 61' |
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| 32 |
for M. Quinteros 72' |
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| 22 |
for R. Ramírez 81' |
82'
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