Buenos Aires Sep 2 (IANS) San Lorenzo struck late to earn a 1-1 draw with River Plate in the Superliga Argentina football tournament.

Nicolas Blandi met a Ruben Botta corner with a towering header at the near post after Juan Fernando Quintero scored a superb solo goal with a mazy run and powerful finish on Saturday reports Xinhua news agency.

Colombian Quintero s goal was River s first for the season and the Buenos Aires giants have now drawn each of their first four matches as have San Lorenzo.

"I dedicated the goal to my grandmother who I hope is resting in peace " Quintero told reporters after the game when asked about his emotion-charged celebration.
"But unfortunately it didn t help much because we didn t come away with the victory."

Meanwhile Banfield rose to third in the 26-team standings after an Enzo Kalinski strike gave them a 1-0 home win over Patronato.

In Saturday s other games Talleres Cordoba won 1-0 at home to Godoy Cruz and Belgrano drew 1-1 at Defensa y Justicia.

--IANS ajb/ksk