This is how the playoffs for the Professional League's Apertura are going: River easily eliminated Barracas and all the quarterfinal matches were completed.

There was football this Monday. And good football. The duel between River Plate and Barracas closed out the quarterfinals of the Professional League 's Apertura Tournament . But there was no room for surprises. Marcelo Gallardo 's team continued with the momentum they've had since the Superclásico and won again. They dispatched Barracas 3-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they will face Racing's executioner, the Calamar team of the Orsi-Gómez duo.

On Sunday, Independiente Rivadavia, with a legendary goal from Santiago Montiel , Argentinos Juniors defeated Instituto de Córdoba , and Huracán defeated the brave Deportivo Riestra with a hard-fought effort. All three teams advanced to the quarterfinals of the Professional Football League 's Apertura Tournament , where San Lorenzo , Rosario Central , Platense , and Lanús had already been placed since Saturday. Only one spot remains in the select group, and it will go to River or Barracas Central.

El Rojo , who beat Lepra Cuyo 1-0 in a tough match, will face Boca Juniors, who beat Lanús on penalties in the final match of Saturday's match after a goalless draw through the 90 minutes. The derby will be played at La Bombonera - which insulted Riquelme for the first time since he became president - because Mariano Herrón's team had a better record in the regular season.

San Lorenzo was the first team in the quarterfinals. El Ciclón , which played with ten men for most of the match, found victory against Tigre late in the game at Bajo Flores thanks to a brilliant save from Alexis Cuello , which prevented the tie from going to penalties in a packed Nuevo Gasómetro stadium that enjoyed a huge celebration.

Their opponent will be Argentinos Juniors , who continued their green streak this Sunday and beat Instituto de Córdoba 3-1 at La Paternal. Tomás Molina, José Herrera, and Ismael Sosa scored the goals for Nico Diez's team. Gonzalo Requena scored for La Gloria, who finished with 10 points after Salazar received a red card.

Rosario Central, also on Saturday, came out strong at home—they are undefeated in the championship—and defeated Estudiantes 2-0 with goals from Carlos Quintana and Jaminton Campaz late in the match. El Pincha finished the match with ten men because Guido Carrillo had to come off due to injury after Eduardo Domínguez made the five substitutions.

Ariel Holan's team will next face Huracán , who had to work hard to knock out Deportivo Riestra at the Tomás A. Ducó stadium in Parque de los Patricios in Sunday's final match. It was a great match. Erik Ramírez, with two goals, and Nicolás Sansotre, with one against, contributed to Frank Darío Kudelka's cause. Antony Alonso and Nicolás Benegas scored for Malevo.

The third match of Saturday was played between Racing and Platense at the Cilindro de Avellaneda stadium. El Calamar , led by the duo of Orsi and Gómez, delivered the only major upset of the round of 16, winning on the road. The score ended 1-0 with a goal from Nicolás Orsini in the 38th minute of the second half. El Calamar waited until Monday night to find their opponent, Gallardo's River Plate, which will continue playing at home at the Monumental stadium.