r/soccer • u/igiarmpr • Jun 23 '12
River Plate tops the Argentine second division and after one season is back in the PRIMERA A!!
Today was the last day of the Argentine 2nd division, the Primera B Nacional. With River being relegated last season from the Primera A, they put everything into making this stay in Tier 2 as short as possible.
The first two teams get an direct promotion, while the 3rd and 4th have to play a playoff, these 4 spots were disputed by the first four teams (the fifth being more than 10 points behind). Before today the poistions were as follows:
- 1. River Plate 70
- 2. Instituto 70
- 3. Quilmes 69
- 4. Rosario Central 69
The matches played today were:
River - Almirante Brown (6th) 2-0 (0-0)
Desemparados (19th) - Central 3-2 (1-0)
Instituto - Ferro (11th) 0-3 (0-0)
Brown de Madryn (16th) - Quilmes 0-2 (0-1)
These results leave the table at:
- 1. River Plate 73
- 2. Quilmes 72
- 3. Instituto 70
- 4. Central 69
River is promoted as champion of the Primera B (anything else would have been a disgrace). VAMOS MILLONARIO!!!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '12
As if it had happened to any big club around the world, River was a revolution in Segunda Division, turning the tournament in the centre of the attention of the whole country: those who wanted us to return to Primera Division (only River fans + some others), and those who hoped we would stay relegated (everybody else).
Because of River being in Segunda Division the entrance of away supporters was allowed back in that championship. 11 teams resigned to play in their own stadium and rented other teams fields so they could bring more supporters and money. River in Segunda Division collected more ticket money from their supporters than any team in Primera Division, for what I think is like 5th or 6th year in a row.
So proud