BUENOS AIRES, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings after Sunday's matches in Argentina's Apertura tournament (tabulated under games played, wins, draws, losses, goals for, goals against, goal difference, points):
Group A
1 Velez Sarsfield 11 6 4 1 12 6 6 22
2 Defensa y Justicia 11 4 7 0 15 8 7 19
3 Lanus 10 5 3 2 16 12 4 18
4 Estudiantes 10 5 3 2 9 5 4 18
5 Talleres 11 5 3 3 12 10 2 18
6 Boca Juniors 11 4 5 2 13 7 6 17
7 Union 11 4 4 3 16 12 4 16
8 Independiente 11 3 5 3 17 15 2 14
9 Platense 11 3 5 3 6 7 -1 14
10 San Lorenzo 10 3 4 3 10 11 -1 13
11 Central Cordoba 10 3 3 4 5 7 -2 12
12 Instituto 11 3 2 6 11 15 -4 11
13 Gimnasia Mendoza 11 2 3 6 6 13 -7 9
14 Deportivo Riestra 10 0 6 4 2 6 -4 6
15 Newell's 11 1 3 7 7 22 -15 6
Group B
1 Independiente Rivadavia 11 7 2 2 18 12 6 23
2 River Plate 11 6 2 3 14 9 5 20
3 Belgrano 11 5 4 2 12 9 3 19
4 Racing 11 5 3 3 15 10 5 18
5 Rosario Central 11 5 3 3 12 9 3 18
6 Tigre 11 4 5 2 16 10 6 17
7 Barracas Central 10 4 3 3 10 9 1 15
8 Argentinos Juniors 9 3 5 1 6 4 2 14
9 Gimnasia LP 11 4 2 5 13 15 -2 14
10 Huracan 10 3 4 3 9 9 0 13
11 Banfield 11 4 1 6 12 13 -1 13
12 Sarmiento 11 4 1 6 8 11 -3 13
13 Atletico Tucuman 11 2 3 6 12 16 -4 9
14 Aldosivi 10 0 5 5 3 11 -8 5
15 Estudiantes RC 11 1 1 9 3 17 -14 4
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