Talleres drew 0-0 at Estudiantes, through and eyeing home advantage | OneFootball

Talleres took the field again this Saturday. They visited Estudiantes de La Plata for Matchday 16 of the Apertura Tournament and came away with a valuable point, although it is still not enough for their next objective. El Matador played with more ease after securing its place in the next stage of the competition, though it still wants to lock in home-field advantage for the round of 16.

The team led by Carlos Tevez tried to take all three points from La Plata. Beyond earning a point against the league leaders, the draw was not enough to guarantee hosting the round-of-16 match.

What Talleres needs to secure home-field advantage in the round of 16

To play the playoff match at the Mario Alberto Kempes, Talleres needs to earn at least three of the six points still available. It picked up one, so it will have to win the last match to avoid depending on other results.

The results on Friday in Zone A were favorable for El Matador. Independiente’s loss to Riestra and Lanús’ draw with Central Córdoba meant that Talleres finished Matchday 16 in fourth place.

Now then, finishing fourth in this stage of the tournament gives it the right to host the Apertura round-of-16 match against the fifth-placed team in Zone B. That home-field advantage would disappear later on if it advances and faces a team that finished higher in the standings.

After the draw against El Pincha, Talleres will go all in in the postponed Matchday 9 fixture against Unión in Santa Fe next weekend.

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