BUENOS AIRES, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A three-goal burst in 10 minutes by Andres Silvera and another hat-trick from fellow striker Federico Insua gave Independiente a 6-2 victory over Chacarita Juniors and a four-point lead in the Argentine first
division championship.
Independiente, 7-1 winners against Colon in their previous
match, lifted their tally to 26 goals from eight games in the
Apertura championship with Friday's win.
Coach Americo Gallego's side lead the standings on 20 points
while Rosario Central, who are away to Colon on Sunday, are
second on 16.
River Plate, Boca Juniors and Newells' Old Boys were all on
14 points before their weekend games.
Chacarita went in front in the eighth minute through Matias
Delgado but, within 10 minutes, Insua equalised for
Independiente with the first of his three goals as the
floodgates opened.
Insua struck twice more in the 38th and 49th minutes, his
second-half goal the pick of the six scored by his team on the
night. From a tight angle, the striker hit a cheeky shot from
close range between goalkeeper Carlos Navarro Montoya's legs.
Silvera, the first division's top scorer with nine goals,
stretched his side's lead in the 29th, 32nd and 39th minutes as
Independiente went 5-1 up before the interval after five goals
in just 21 minutes.
Chacarita, however, pulled another goal back through
Sebastian Pena in the 68th.
Independiente, the only unbeaten team in the competition,
will be brimming with confidence when they host River Plate, who
won last season's Clausura championship in May, in their next
match.
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