“Gonzalo Martínez broke the deadlock to give Tigre the lead against the run of early pressure, with Russo having already tested the post moments before. The goal came after a corner and a succession of Tigre chances that signalled what was coming.”
Pivotal“Martín Garay made it 0-2 just seven minutes after the opener, compounding Racing's misery as Tigre punished two successive blocked/missed shots in quick succession to double their advantage before the half-hour mark.”
Pivotal“Any faint hope Racing carried into the second half was extinguished when Ignacio Russo converted to make it 0-3 six minutes after the restart, arriving minutes after the hosts had thrown on three substitutes in a desperate attempt to change the game.”
Pivotal“Duván Vergara pulled one back for Racing with a composed finish minutes after coming on as a substitute, giving the home supporters a moment to cheer in an otherwise miserable afternoon, though the result was long beyond doubt.”
Racing Club
Tigre
Outstanding performance
Tigre•MidfielderTigre arrived at the Estadio Presidente Perón and produced one of the most clinical away performances of the Liga Profesional season, scoring three goals in the space of 32 first-half minutes to leave Racing Club shell-shocked. Gonzalo Martínez opened the scoring at 19 minutes, and Martín Garay doubled the advantage just seven minutes later before the hosts had time to regroup. Despite Racing enjoying 58% possession and generating 41 dangerous attacks to Tigre's 22, the statistics told a damning story: Racing created zero big chances against Tigre's three, and Tigre's goalkeeper was not tested with a single save all match. The visitors were razor-sharp in transition, and Ignacio Russo's goal in the 51st minute — converting Tigre's third big chance — killed any lingering hope of a Racing comeback before Duván Vergara's well-taken 65th-minute consolation offered the home fans something to applaud. For Racing, who enter this match with high title-race stakes reflected in a pre-match context score of 9, this defeat is a significant blow; their disciplinary record here, with three yellow cards in the first half alone, suggested a side rattled and chasing the game even before halftime.
How entertaining was this match?
Yellow card issued to Juan Ignacio Rodriguez.
Yellow card for Alfio Ovidio Oviedo.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Elias Torres takes a shot with his head, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Claudio Matias Kranevitter takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Federico Alvarez comes on for Jabes Saralegui.
Alfio Ovidio Oviedo is on, and Ignacio Russo is off.
Offside.
Elias Torres replaces Lautaro Diaz.
Corner awarded.
Nahuel Banegas takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Elias Lautaro Cabrera comes on for Gonzalo Nicolas Martinez.
Duvan Vergara scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Matías Kranevitter
Goal! Duvan Vergara scores, making it 1-3.
Corner awarded.
Valentin Moreno takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Martin Garay takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Duvan Vergara comes on for Matko Miljevic.
Ulises Ortegoza takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ignacio RussoIgnacio Russo scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Gonzalo Martínez
Goal! Ignacio Russo scores, making it 0-3.
Offside.
Ulises Ortegoza comes on for Alejandro Tello.
Ulises Ortegoza comes on for Alejandro Tello.
The first half ends with a score of 0-2.
VAR decision results in a disallowed goal due to a handball by Ignacio Russo.
The first half ends with a score of 0-2.
Ignacio RussoVAR decision results in a disallowed goal due to a handball by Ignacio Russo.
Ignacio RussoShot by Ignacio Russo with another body part, and it's a goal!
Goal! The score is now 0-3.
Valentín MorenoYellow CardValentin Moreno receives a yellow card.
Matko Miljevic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Alejandro Tello takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Matko Miljevic takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Santiago Lopez takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Nazareno ColomboYellow CardNazareno Colombo receives a yellow card.
Martín GarayShot! Martin Garay scores with a right-footed shot.
Goal! Martin Garay scores, making it 0-2.
Goal! The score is now 0-2.
Matko Miljevic takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Santiago Lopez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Claudio Matias Kranevitter receives a yellow card.
Gonzalo Nicolas Martinez scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal! The score is now 0-1.
Ignacio Russo takes a shot with his right foot, but it hits the post.
Corner awarded.
Gonzalo Nicolas Martinez takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Yael Falcon Perez.
