Tigre vs Atletico Tucuman
Tigre fans must have felt devastated after the team’s 2-1 away defeat at Independiente last Saturday as they conceded in the fifth minute of stoppage time in a hard-fought game. Following that loss, El Matador are now on three league games without a win (taking two points from nine on offer), which displaced them from the Copa Sudamericana spots: Diego Martinez’s men occupy 14th place of the Liga Profesional table on 21 points. On a positive note, Tigre have been unbeaten in their last four at home in this competition, winning three and drawing one since losing to Argentinos Juniors 1-0 in early March.
Atletico Tucuman are finding big trouble to overcome their crisis. In their last league match, the team suffered a deserved 2-1 home defeat to Argentinos Juniors as the visitors dominated the whole game. Having taken a single point from the last nine on offer in league action (and winning one, drawing six and losing three of the last ten matches in this competition), El Decano remain on 14 points, which places them only four points above the first relegation spot in the point-average table, occupied by Platense. On away turf, Atletico registered a single win, four draws and three losses this term. On Tuesday 16, they lost to second-tier side Estudiantes Rio Cuarto 3-1 in the Copa Argentina first round. Striker Marcelo Estigarribia is still out for Saturday due to his muscle injury.
Tigre has been disappointing so far this season but at home they should have more than enough to beat this poor Atletico that won’t have Estigarribia and Maestro Puch in attack.