One Match, One Title

On Wednesday December 13th at the home of Vélez Sarsfield, the Apertura title in Argentina will be decided by a one off playoff match. Having finished on 44pts each, Boca Juniors and Estudiantes will bring to a climax a few months which has seen more violence and controversy dominating the state of domestic Argentine football, instead of the football itself.

It promises to be a tension filled match, with everything at stake. We have arrived at such a scenario after a dramatic set of results on Sunday. Boca, needing just one point at home to Lanus to secure the title, lost in La Bombonera for the first time in this Apertura campaign. Meanwhile, Estudiantes had to wait until the dying minutes to secure victory over Arsenal (no, not THAT Arsenal), and force a playoff.

Sports Magician will be commenting the day after the match, on the encounter itself and reviewing the Apertura campaign as a whole for 2006. Sports Magician would like to wish both sets of teams and fans the best of luck, and hopes that the victory for either club is just and is not marred in controversy.