Three-Way Tie In Argentine League

For the second weekend in a row Boca Juniors played with nine men, but still managed to beat Banfield 2-1 at home on Sunday.
Lanus hammered River Plate 4-1 while Newell's Old Boys held arch-rivals Rosario Central 0-0. Consequently, River, Boca and Newell's are now tied at the top of the Clausura championship with 25 points in 13 games.
Boca took the lead in the 15th minute when Banfield defender Marcos Galarza deflected Martin Palermo's shot into his own net.
Banfield's fortunes changed in the 50th minute when Daniel Diaz was ejected for handling a goal-bound shot on the line, and Jose Datolo fired home the penalty to level the score.
In the 72nd minute, Boca midfielder Federico Insua was issued a second yellow card for diving, leaving his team with nine men.
However, Banfield failed to take advantage and Boca won the game in the last minute when Hugo Ibarra's long-range shot caught goalkeeper Cristian Lucchetti off guard.
“The team was extraordinary, it's not any team that can do this,” said Boca coach Alfio Basile.