May 7th features a match where Tigre hosts Boca Juniors in a Superliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. Tigre is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Vélez Sarsfield. Agustín Obando struck first for Tigre in the 23rd minute on a feed from Facundo Colidio, then in the 26th minute, Lucas Janson sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by José Florentín Bobadilla Finally they completed the comback in the 33rd minute on a penalty goal by Lucas Janson to cap off a wild match. Tigre is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while boca Juniors sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Barracas Central. Darío Benedetto scored the first goal for Boca Juniors in the 4th minute, then Darío Benedetto added another in the 60th minute In the end, Barracas Central was frustrated by Boca Juniors’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Boca Juniors ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Boca Juniors should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Darío Benedetto has been the most prolific scorer on Boca Juniors in the last 5 matches with three goals. Tigre hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Mateo Retegui and Flores, and they each have 1 goal.