In this 2nd week match, on Friday Feb 3rd, Tigre and Rosario Central will play a match in San Fernando in a Superliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 3rd placed Tigre, recorded a 2-1 win against Estudiantes. Mateo Retegui struck first for Tigre in the 42nd minute, then in the 57th minute, Santiago Ascacibar sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Mauro Boselli. Tigre is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Rosario Central, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Argentinos Juniors. Jhonatan Candia Hernández struck first for Rosario Central in the 19th minute on a feed from Alan Rodríguez, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Argentinos Juniors was frustrated by Rosario Central’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rosario Central ended the match with the shutout victory. Rosario Central is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Tigre won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Alejo Veliz has been the most prolific scorer on Rosario Central in his last five matches with two goals. Tigre is glad to have Mateo Retegui in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored six goals.