After the draw, it was known that Boca and River will share a group with Independiente, Huracán, Arsenal and Argentinos.
The Professional League Cup 2020, renamed Diego Maradona Cup After the death of the star that occurred on November 25, it enters its decisive phase: the Champion Phase, of which the 12 teams that came out leading and escorts from their respective areas of the initial stage are part.
The draw was held on Monday, December 7, after the sixth date was disputed. The regulations stipulated that those teams that shared a group could not cross again, but there was no restriction regarding the so-called classics. Five dates will be played, with home advantage for those who finished in first place, who will play three dates at home. The winners of each zone will face off in a one-game final, scheduled for January 17 in San Juan.
EQUIPMENT
FIRST OF GROUP
GROUP SECONDS
POSITIONS TABLE
TEAM | PJ | PTS | Diff. of goal |
Boca Juniors | – | – | – |
Hurricane | – | – | – |
Independent | – | – | – |
Arsenal | – | – | – |
Argentines | – | – | – |
River | – | – | – |
FIXTURE
Date 1 (from December 11 to 14)
River vs. Argentinos
Mouth vs. Arsenal
Argentines vs. Independent
Date 2 (from December 18 to 21)
Huracán vs. River
Independent vs. Mouth
Arsenal vs. Argentines
Date 3 (from December 26 to 28)
River vs. Arsenal
Argentines vs. Independent
Mouth vs. Hurricane
Date 4 (from January 2 to 4)
Boca vs. River
Hurricane vs. Argentines
Independent vs. Arsenal
Date 5 (from January 8 to 11)
River vs. Independent
Arsenal vs. Hurricane
Argentines vs. Mouth
The leaders at AFA and the Professional Football League had resolved to break the contract signed in 2017 by Superliga with Fox, arguing that they had not been duly notified of the merger of the Fox Sports signal with ESPN after being acquired by Disney. which included only the competitions organized by CONMEBOL, both the Libertadores and the Sudamericana. This link lasted until 2022, with the possibility of being renewed for another five years.
However, when history seemed to be heading for TNT to take charge of all the transmissions and even the possibility that Public TV broadcast some matches, at the beginning of the championship, a precautionary measure changed everything again: Justice It gave rise to the claim made by the Disney-Fox Sports network for the breakdown of part of the AFA, so that half of the championship matches continue to be broadcast on Fox Sports Premium.
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