The wait came to an end. The Argentine conquest in the world Cup Gone will be the moments when it is time to see the club of your loves playing weekend after weekend in search of a new conquest in local football. Tied to an atypical calendar as it was in 2022 due to the presence of Qatar 2022, Argentine soccer, like other leagues, had a longer break than usual.
pasaron 94 days to get the ball rolling again in the local tournament that will begin today with two games, Rosario Central against Argentinos Juniors and Defensa y Justica facing Huracán.
Unlike last season, in 2023 the League together with the AFA determined that the current calendar be reversed. That is, the start year of the professional league in the first semester and the appearance of the Professional League Cup in the second half of the year, unlike 2022, where at the beginning the LPF Cup was played and to close the year the Professional League was played together with different cups.
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New format, new aspirations
It will be a 27-date contest with the 28 teams facing each other. Having the illusion that the definition of the last edition of the LPF is repeated, they appear as favorites CareersThe team that scored the most points last year, Boca, which despite not presenting a good face in the preseason, always says it is present at the local level, and River, which was greatly strengthened after the arrival of Martin Demichelis who takes a hot chair after leaving Marcelo Gallardo.
Others that will be shown and will present better cards to get excited are Independiente, which is completely renewed and San Lorenzo that I already present a good base by the hand of insúa.
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In turn, other teams in charge of printing a lot of color and also presenting melancholy for many will be the returns of Belgrano and Instituto to the First Division to accompany the already established workshops as Cordovan representatives in the highest category. El Pirata and La Gloria come from taking the places of Aldosivi and Patronato who, despite the good last pull, descended to the First National B.
Regarding relegations, in this new season at the end of the year three teams will be going down to the second category, one more than in 2022. Two averages will be the worst and the last in the Annual Table, which also determines the other side of the coin. those classified to the international cups.
Despite the fact that three descend, the team that goes up to first will be two, in the desire of the organizing entities to rearrange the number of teams in the highest category. Which teams start more committed? Arsenal, Platense, Sarmiento, Lanús and Central Córdoba They have to start adding to get air and not suffer from too early.
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On the opposite sidewalk, where all the teams will want to say present, the format to qualify for international cups appears. It is defined through the annual table: from 1st to 3rd place they qualify for the Copa Libertadores, which in 2023 will have the presence of MouthRiver, Racing, Argentinos Juniors, Patronato (Argentine Cup champion) and Huracán.
After 4th to 9th place, they will compete in the Copa Sudamericana that will have Gimnasia (LP), Defensa y Justicia, Tigre, Newell’s, Estudiantes and San Lorenzo as Argentine representatives. In turn, those who shout champion of the Professional League, the LPF Cup and the Argentine Cup will take a place for the Libertadores, varying then what happens in the event that one of the champions is present in the Top 3 of the table annual.
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Regarding the Argentine soccer calendar for 2023, the Professional League begins today, extending until August 5. Pegadito at the end of the LPF, the ball starts rolling again with the LPF Cup from 20th of August, ending on December 16. Said contest will have the following format: they will be two zones of 14 teams each, with 14 dates since there will be an interzonal and the first four of each zone will access the quarterfinals. From there, direct elimination crosses until reaching the final.
The parties that open the date
Leaving aside formats, almanacs, classifications and relegations, the kickoff of the 2023 Professional League will take place today with two games. The first will take place at the Gigante de Arroyito with Rosario Central receiving Argentinos Junios starting at 7:15 p.m. and Defensa y Justicia doing the same against Huracán starting at 9:30 p.m.
As for the outstanding matches of the first day, it will have the crosses on Saturday Workshops-Independent and Central Córdoba-Rivertogether with the presentation of Racing against Belgrano and the defense of the title by Boca receives Atlético Tucumán on Sunday Speaking of the last champion, before the start of the tournament, Hugo Ibarra received very good news after he confirmed the amnesty for footballers for non-serious sanctions. With this measure, DT xeneize recovers several soldiers to put together the eleven.
friday january 27
19.15 | Rosario Central vs Argentinos Juniors | Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez | Television: TNT Sports
21.30 | Defense and Justice vs Hurricane | Referee: Sebastian Zunino | Television: TNT Sports
Saturday January 28
5:00 p.m. | San Lorenzo vs Arsenal | Referee: Fernando Echenique | Television: ESPN Premium
19.15 | Students vs. Tiger | Referee: Fernando Espinoza | Television: TNT Sports
19.15 | Workshops vs Independent | Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo | Television: ESPN Premium
21.30 | Central Cordoba vs. River | Referee: Facundo Tello | Television: TNT Sports
sunday january 29
5:00 p.m. | Platense vs. Newell’s | Referee: Nicolás Ramírez | Television: TNT Sports
19.15 | Carreras vs Belgrano | Referee: Dario Herrera | Television: TNT Sports
19.15 | Colon vs Lanus | Referee: Pablo Dovalo | Television: ESPN Premium
19.15 | Institute against Sarmiento | Referee: Andrés Merlos | Television: Public Television
21.30 | Boca vs Atlético Tucumán | Referee: Jorge Balino | Television: ESPN Premium
monday january 30
5:00 p.m. | Barracas Central vs. Godoy Cruz | Referee: Pablo Echavarría | Television: Public Television
20:00 | Banfield vs Union | Referee: Silvio Trucco | Television: TNT Sports
20:00 | Velez vs. gymnastics | Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer | Television: ESPN Premium
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