"Bicampeones! Bicampeones!" So shouted some Rosario Central fans, who invaded the pitch at the Gigante de Arroyito stadium after their 2-0 victory over Estudiantes de Río Cuarto on Saturday, November 7, just hours after Cagliari's victory over Frosinone . They were celebrating what would be the "bicampeonato," or second consecutive Campeón de Liga title, awarded to the team that collects the most points in the calendar year between the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura (in Argentina, seasons are split in two). There's, however, a "very slight" problem: the title wasn't won by Rosario Central, but by Boca Juniors. And at the last second.
What happened? On the final day of the Clausura Tournament, the title of Champion of the League is being decided, in addition to the playoff spots. In the Tabla Anual, the calendar year standings, the standings are as follows: Boca Juniors and Argentinos Juniors each have 60 points, Rosario Central 59. Boca depends on itself: if it beats Defensa y Justicia, it's champion, because if it finishes level on points with Argentinos Juniors, it has a far more favorable goal difference . Rosario Central must hope for some sort of miracle, win its match and capitalize on a double slip-up (even a draw would be enough) by its rivals to overtake them. And that's exactly what, for long stretches of the evening, seems to be happening.
