Tiger dealt this Wednesday a great blow to River Plante in the Monumental stadium by removing it from the Cup of the Argentine Professional Soccer League with a win for 1-2 which puts him in the semifinals against Argentinos Juniors, who in turn got rid of Estudiantes in La Plata. With goals from Matthew Retegui Y Facundo Colidiotwo former Boca Juniors players, the Matador beat a River without football answers that reached a provisional draw with a powerful shot from outside the goal area Enzo Fernandez.
Before a packed Monumental, today Tigre achieved the third victory as a visitor at the expense of River in all history, and continuity in the tournament in search of its second title in 119 years of history after the Super League Cup won in 2019. Tigre’s rival will be Argentine Juniorswhich was imposed in a penalty shootout 4-3 against Estudiantes at the UNO Stadium in La Plata after equalizing 1-1 in regular time. Mauro Boselli ahead of the locals but Faust Vera left everything the same.
The semifinal match will be played next Sunday at the Huracán stadium, Tomás Adolfo Ducó, in Parque Patricios. The other semifinal matchup will bring together Racing Club, which on Tuesday thrashed Aldosivi de Mar del Plata 5-0, and Boca Juniors, which beat Defense and Justice 2-0. The classic between the Academy and Xeneize will be played on Saturday at the Lanús stadium, La Fortaleza.
The finalists will meet on May 21 or 22 at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in the city of Córdoba to define this title of the Argentine soccer season.
