Gymnastics assumes the leadership and Boca adds its fifth win in a row and dreams

Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata assumed the leadership of the Professional League Tournament of Argentine soccer and was left alone at the top of the classification after completing the nineteenth day of the contest.

After the 2-0 victory against Arsenal de Sarandí with goals from Paraguayan Ramón Sosa and Nicolás Colazo, the Lobo managed by Néstor Gorosito reached 36 points and is excited about adding the first local title in 135 years of history.

The escorts Atlético Tucumán and Boca Juniors were one unit away, with 35 integers, after the 1-1 draw of the Tucumans with Talleres de Córdoba this Thursday and the agonizing victory on Wednesday by Xeneize by 0-1 against Lanús as a visitor with Dario Benedetto's goal.

Boca, led by Hugo Ibarra, took advantage of the emotional momentum of the victory in the superclásico and added its fifth win in a row to definitively score in the dispute for the title with eight days to go before the outcome of the tournament.

Huracán, who tied 1-1 with Barracas Central on Tuesday, occupies fourth position with 33 units, while Godoy Cruz stayed at 32 after equaling 1-1 with Tigre on this day.

Racing Club, which added a new 1-0 victory against Patronato on Tuesday, is sixth with 31 points and Argentinos Juniors, which this Thursday fell 2-1 away against Defense and Justice, is seventh with 30 points.

River Plate, which deepened its crisis after the defeat in the superclásico against Boca in the Bombonera by falling 1-2 with Banfield in the Monumental, kept 29 integers, the same as Platense, beat Unión 1-0 , and Newell's Old Boys, won 1-2 in Mar del Plata against Aldosivi.

In other results, Independiente beat Sarmiento 1-2 in Junín on Monday, Colón and San Lorenzo equalized 0-0 on Wednesday and Rosario Central tied 1-1 with Estudiantes de La Plata on Thursday.

The meeting that Vélez Sarsfield had scheduled for Tuesday against Central Córdoba was postponed due to a decision by the security agencies.