Ezequiel Barco and Miguel Borja scored either side of halftime as leaders River Plate secured their ninth straight victory in Argentina's Primera Division with a 2-0 defeat of Independiente.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Barco gave the hosts the lead in the 17th minute when he fired a long-range effort into the top-right corner, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Independiente were reduced to 10 men after Damian Perez was shown a second yellow card for a bad foul on Nacho Fernandez.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Colombian striker Borja doubled the advantage with a low strike 10 minutes from time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The result leaves River Plate with 33 points from 13 matches, six points ahead of second-placed San Lorenzo. Independiente are 26th, 23 points off the pace.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Jorge Figal scored in the 100th minute to earn Boca Juniors a 2-2 draw at Rosario Central.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lautaro Giaccone put Rosario Central ahead with a 25th-minute strike before Martin Payero equalized just after the hour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Teenage striker Alejo Veliz restored the hosts' lead shortly afterwards, but Figal netted in the last minute as Boca avoided a fourth consecutive defeat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n