RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Belgrano climbed to the top of Group B with a 3-1 home win over Atletico Tucuman in Argentina's Apertura tournament on Tuesday.
Emiliano Rigoni opened the scoring by pouncing on a loose ball and rifling a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Luis Ingolotti.
Nicolas Fernandez doubled the advantage when he latched onto Lucas Zelarayan's pass and smashed a first-time effort into the top-left corner.
Belgrano made it 3-0 courtesy of Julian Mavilla, who completed a swift counterattack with a clinical finish from 15 yards.
The visitors pulled a goal back through Martin Benitez's 89th-minute penalty after Gabriel Abeldano was brought down by Thiago Cardozo.
The result leaves Belgrano with 15 points from seven outings, ahead of second-placed Independiente Rivadavia on goal difference. Atletico Tucuman is 12th in the 15-team group with five points.
Elsewhere in Argentina's top flight on Tuesday, Defensa y Justicia drew 0-0 at Platense, San Lorenzo was held to a 1-1 home draw by Instituto Cordoba, Independiente drew 1-1 at Gimnasia Mendoza and Central Cordoba prevailed 2-0 at home to Talleres. ■
