The top of the all-time soccer traveling championship table in Argentina looks a little more as expected after Huracán and Boca Juniors posted strong numbers in 2017-18.
The Argentine traveling soccer championship already has a race going two years into the competition.
The first year, of course, came off freakishly. Aldosivi finished at the very bottom of a 30-club table in the 2016-17 Primera División, but had a much better year with the traveling championship than anyone else. Aldosivi led everyone with two championships and five defenses in seven tries.
Turned out that all of Aldosivi's five wins in the domestic league also were wins in the traveling championship, and four of its 10 domestic league draws were traveling championship games. In games for the traveling title, Aldosivi was 5-4-5. In all other domestic league games, it was 0-6-10. And relegated.
Somehow, having the last-place team out of the way opened this chase to two of the nation's most reliable clubs, Huracán and Boca Juniors. Huracán led the way in 2017-18 with 11 games of championship. Five of those were draws, but all of them came at the tail end of the season, meaning Huracán will carry the title to 2018-19.
Boca Juniors finished 2017-18 with eight games of championship and now is tied at the top of the all-time standings with Huracán at 11.
The first year, of course, came off freakishly. Aldosivi finished at the very bottom of a 30-club table in the 2016-17 Primera División, but had a much better year with the traveling championship than anyone else. Aldosivi led everyone with two championships and five defenses in seven tries.
Turned out that all of Aldosivi's five wins in the domestic league also were wins in the traveling championship, and four of its 10 domestic league draws were traveling championship games. In games for the traveling title, Aldosivi was 5-4-5. In all other domestic league games, it was 0-6-10. And relegated.
Somehow, having the last-place team out of the way opened this chase to two of the nation's most reliable clubs, Huracán and Boca Juniors. Huracán led the way in 2017-18 with 11 games of championship. Five of those were draws, but all of them came at the tail end of the season, meaning Huracán will carry the title to 2018-19.
Boca Juniors finished 2017-18 with eight games of championship and now is tied at the top of the all-time standings with Huracán at 11.
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