In a weekend match in week 18, on Friday Sep 9th, Tigre and Huracán will play a match in San Fernando in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Tigre is fresh off their 2-1 win against Lanús. Mateo Retegui struck first for Tigre in the 3rd minute on a feed from Ignacio Fernández Carballo, then Lautaro Acosta got the equalizer for Lanús in the 46th minute on a feed from Brian Blando. Tigre is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Huracán is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Central Cordoba SdE. Franco Cristaldo struck first for Huracán in the 64th minute from the penalty spot, then Franco Cristaldo added another in the 86th minute on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Central Cordoba SdE couldn’t manage to score, and Huracán took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Huracán should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Fri Apr 15th, Tigre hosted Huracán in their last match together. Tigre won by a score of 2 to 1. Magnin scored the first goal for Tigre in the 12th minute on a penalty shot, then Gonzalo Nahuel Flores added another in the 87th minute on a feed from Alexis Castro.
Franco Cristaldo has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored five goals for Huracán. Mateo Retegui has been the most prolific scorer on Tigre in the last five matches with three goals.