Central wins against undefeated River Plate club

BUENOS AIRES, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Rosario Central soccer club on Sunday obtained a 2-1 victory against its undefeated River Plate counterpart in the 10th round of Argentine soccer's Closing tournament.

River Plate scored the firts goal annotated by Diego Buonanotte in the 19th minute of play but the home team Central's two strikers turned the score around to 2-1, Emiliano Zelaya (minute 29) and Colombian native Martin Arzuaga (minute 43).

In this way goalie Juan Pablo Carrizo's 597 minutes of not allowing a goal was stopped, while River Plate lost its first game in this Closing tournament.

Central is fighting not to descend to the 2nd category and played with ten players since Leonardo Borzani was expelled on the74th minute of play.

With this result, River Plate soccer club, coached by Diego Simeone, leads with 24 points, one more than Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de Plata, while central has 16 points.