On Sat Feb 18th, in week 4, Tigre hosts River Plate in a clash of the Superliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Tigre is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Racing Club. Maximiliano Romero struck first for Racing Club in the 12th minute, then in the 15th minute, Brian Abel Luciatti sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Brian Alexis Leizza . Tigre is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed River Plate, recorded a 2-1 win against Argentinos Juniors. Kevin Mac Allister struck first for Argentinos Juniors in the 43rd minute, but Miguel Borja got the equalizer for River Plate in the 50th minute But luckily in the 71st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Ezequiel Barco. River Plate is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Tigre won the head to head battle with 1 win.
River Plate is fortunate enough to have Miguel Borja in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals. Mateo Retegui has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 6 goals for Tigre.