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1	Victoriano Arenas	16	6	7	3	15	9	6	25	N V N V N
4	Centro Espanol	15	6	5	4	22	14	8	23	V N D V N
5	Estrella Del Sur	15	5	7	3	15	14	1	22	N N V N N
5	Leandro N. Alem	16	6	4	6	21	28	-7	22	N D V D V
7	Defensores de Cambaceres	15	5	5	5	14	14	0	20	D N V D V

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