Buenos Aires, Oct. 11 -- A first-half goal from Marcos Acuna gave River Plate a 1-0 home win over Estudiantes Rio Cuarto in Argentina's Clausura tournament.
The hosts took the lead in the sixth minute when Acuna met Angel Correa's cross with a sliding finish at the far post on Saturday.
The visitors controlled less than 30 per cent of possession and failed to have a single shot on target as they stumbled to their eighth loss of the campaign. River Plate is now ninth in the 15-team Zone B standings with 16 points, 10 ahead of last-placed Estudiantes Rio Cuarto.
Elsewhere, Norberto Briasco scored in each half as Barracas Central cruised to a 2-0 home win over Huracan. The hosts went ahead in the ninth minute when Briasco latched onto Kevin...