BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Estudiantes rose to third in Group A of Argentina's Primera Division on Monday with a 1-0 home victory over Defensa y Justicia.
The hosts were gifted the lead in the 76th minute when Rafael Delgado inadvertently turned the ball into his own net while trying to keep out Alexis Castro's cross.
The visitors looked more threatening in the final minutes as they pressed for an equalizer, but lacked incisiveness in attack.
The result leaves Estudiantes with 15 points from nine games, a point behind group leader Union Santa Fe. Defensa y Justicia is eighth, three points further back.
In Monday's only other Argentine top-flight fixture, Belgrano cruised to a 3-0 home win over 10-man Newell's Old Boys.
Francisco Gonzalez struck in the first half before Nicolas Fernandez and Lucas Zelarayan added second-half goals for the Cordoba-based side.
Newell's played most of the second half with a numerical disadvantage after Gonzalo Maroni's rash challenge on Elias Lopez.
Belgrano is now seventh in Group A with 12 points, three ahead of 14th-placed Newell's Old Boys. ■
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