Talleres drew 0-0 at Estudiantes, through and eyeing home edge in Santa Fe | OneFootball

Talleres took the field again this Saturday. They visited Estudiantes de La Plata on 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 managing to earn a point against the league leaders, the draw was not enough to guarantee hosting the round of 16.

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

To play the playoff match at the Mario Alberto Kempes, Talleres need to earn at least three of the six points still at stake. They picked up one, so they will have to win the final match to avoid depending on other results.

That is because Friday’s results in Zone A favored El Matador. Independiente’s loss to Riestra and Lanús’ draw with Central Córdoba meant that Talleres finished Matchday 16 in fourth place.

Now, finishing fourth in this stage of the competition allows them to play at home in the Apertura round-of-16 match against the fifth-placed team from Zone B. That home-field advantage would disappear later on if they advance and face a team better positioned in the previous standings.

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

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