The 1972 Primera División season was the 81st season of top-flight football in Argentina. Banfield was penalised with a 4-month suspension and the subsequent points deduction after a proved bribe."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA 1972 Campeonato Metropolitano" by José Carluccio, 24 Feb 2010 The case referred back to the 1971 Metropolitano when Banfield was about to be relegated along with Los Andes. A Banfield executive offered Ferro Carril Oeste players (their rivals in the last fixture of the tournament) a high amount of money to fix the match. Nevertheless, the meeting was reported to the police who arrested the executive. Banfield would be then penalised by the AFA.Banfield 1971: cuarto soborno on Xenen
With Lanús (1970 Primera B Metropolitana champions) as the only team promoted from the lower division, San Lorenzo won both tournaments, Metropolitano and Nacional (9th and 10th league titles). San Lorenzo and River Plate (Torneo Nacional champion and runner-up) qualified for the 1973 Copa Libertadores. On the other hand, Banfield and Lanús were relegated via Torneo Reclasificatorio.Argentina 1972 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
Metropolitano Championship
Final standings
Reclasificatorio Tournament
Relegation table To determine relegations of teams playing the Reclasificatorio, points earned in Metropolitano and Reclasificatorio were taken into account. The two clubs with the lowest points earned were relegated.
Rank. Team Points Points Total points 1 Estudiantes (LP) 33 4 372Atlanta 31 5 36 3Ferro Carril Oeste 24 8 32 4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)264305 Lanús122146 Banfield077
Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals Miguel Brindisi Huracán Roque Avallay Huracán Carlos Bianchi Vélez Sarsfield Hugo Curioni Boca Juniors Rubén Ayala San Lorenzo
Nacional Championship
Group A
Group B
Semifinal Team 1 Res. Team 2 Venue City River Plate Boca Juniors Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires
Final Team 1 Res. Team 2 Venue City San Lorenzo River Plate Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires
Match details
GK 1 Agustín IrustaDF 4 Sergio VillarDF 2 Ricardo RezzaDF 6 Ramón HerediaDF 3 Antonio Rosl (c)MF 8 Roberto TelchMF 5 Roberto EspósitoMF 10 Victorio Cocco FW 7 Luciano Figueroa FW 9 Rubén Ayala FW 11 Enrique ChazarretaSubstitutes: FW Oscar Ortiz FW José Sanfilippo Manager: Juan Carlos Lorenzo
GK 1 José A. PérezDF 4 Osvaldo PérezDF 2 Jorge DominicciMF 6 René Daulte DF 3 Raúl GiustozziMF 8 Juan José LópezDF 5 Jorge Vázquez FW 10 Norberto Alonso MF 7 Ernesto Mastrángelo FW 9 Carlos Morete FW 11 Oscar MásSubstitutes: FW Néstor L. Scotta Manager: Juan E. Urriolabeitía
Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals Carlos Morete River Plate Oscar Más River Plate Hugo Curioni Boca Juniors Carlos Guerini Belgrano (C) Juan Barroso San Martín (M) Carlos Bianchi Vélez Sarsfield Juan Taverna Banfield
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