1986–87 in Argentine football

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Following are the results of the 1986–87 season in Argentine football.

The competition saw Rosario Central win the Argentine Primera by a single point from fierce local rivals Newell's Old Boys. River Plate won the Copa Libertadores 1986 and followed it up with the Copa Intercontinental.

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Rosario Central 49 38 17 15 6 64 45 19
2 Newell's Old Boys 48 38 19 10 9 57 38 19
3 Independiente 47 38 17 13 8 70 47 23
4 Boca Juniors 46 38 18 10 10 62 49 13
5 Racing Club 44 38 16 12 10 50 41 9
6 Ferro Carril Oeste 44 38 13 18 7 40 32 8
7 San Lorenzo 44 38 15 14 9 45 38 7
8 Instituto de Córdoba 41 38 13 15 10 54 46 8
9 Vélez Sársfield 41 38 15 11 12 50 43 7
10 River Plate 39 38 13 13 12 54 49 5
11 Talleres de Córdoba 38 38 11 16 11 45 61 -16
12 Estudiantes de La Plata 37 38 10 17 11 40 45 -5
13 Gimnasia de La Plata 37 38 12 13 13 33 41 -8
14 Deportivo Español 36 38 12 12 14 29 31 -2
15 Racing de Córdoba 33 38 8 17 13 43 56 -13
16 Unión de Santa Fe 31 38 6 19 13 30 38 -8
17 Argentinos Juniors 28 38 5 18 15 45 47 -2
18 Temperley 27 38 7 13 18 28 48 -20
19 Platense 27 38 6 15 17 40 63 -23
20 Deportivo Italiano 23 38 6 11 21 29 59 -30

Top scorers

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Position Player Team Goals
1 Omar Palma Rosario Central 20
2 Jorge Comas Boca Juniors 19
3 Franco Navarro Independiente 18

Relegation

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Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

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Quarter finals

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Banfield Independiente 1-0 0-2 1-2
Belgrano Newell's Old Boys 0-0 0-2 0-2
Deportivo Armenio Boca Juniors 2-4 0-2 2-6
Racing Club Ferro Carril Oeste 0-0 1-2 1-2

Semi-finals

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Ferro Carril Oeste Independiente 0-1 0-0 0-1
Newell's Old Boys Boca Juniors 0-1 2-5 2-6

Final

Home (1st leg) Home (2nd leg) 1st Leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Independiente Boca Juniors 2-2 2-1 4-3

Argentine clubs in international competitions

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Team Copa Libertadores 1986 Copa Intercontinental 1986
River Plate Champions Champions
Argentinos Juniors SF N/A
Boca Juniors Round 1 N/A

References

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