River Plate Retakes League Lead - 7:40 AM, April 3, 2006

River Plate 2-0 Rosario Central

River Plate got back to the top of the league standings by handing Rosario Central their first defeat under Leonardo Astrada, who resigned as River coach last year.

Striker Ernesto Farias and midfielder Victor Zapata scored first-half goals as River won 2-0.

River, who has 25 points, moved one ahead of 

Newell?s Old Boys 1 ? 1 Boca Juniors

Newell's Old Boys was held to a 1-1 draw at home by Boca Juniors, who dropped to third place.

Midfielder Fernando Belluschi put Newell's ahead in the 63rd minute and Rodrigo Palacios leveled four minutes later.

Newell?s dropped to second, and Boca dropped to third place in the Argentine league.
Colon de Santa Fe 1 ? 1 Independiente

Argentina under-20 internationals, Oscar Ustari and Sergio Ag?layed pivotal roles to help Independiente salvage a 1-1 draw at Colon on Wednesday.

Striker Ag?compared by many in Argentina to Barcelona hit-man Lionel Messi, headed Independiente's equaliser while goalkeeper Ustari kept them in the game
with some superb second-half saves.

Independiente fell behind in the 13th minute when Martin Pautasso turned the ball into his own net.

But Pautasso atoned by providing the cross for 17-year-old Ag?o head home the equaliser in the 35th minute.

Ag?ould have added another four minutes over but wasted the chance by firing over.

In the second-half, Ustari, 19, blocked German Denis when he was clean through on goal and did well to block a shot from Diego Chitzoff.

Independiente, winless their last three outings, dropped to 11th in the Clausura championship with 16 points from 12 games. Colon is seventh with 20 points.

Tiro Federal 0 ? 1 Lanus

A Fabbianni strike in the 7th minute lifted 6th place Lanus over 18th Tiro Federal.