Week 16 features a match on Saturday Aug 27th, where Tigre and River Plate will play a match in San Fernando in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. 15th placed Tigre is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Colón. Luis Miguel Rodríguez scored the first goal for Colón in the 38th minute, then Mateo Retegui tied it up for Tigre in the 89th minute. Tigre is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed River Plate is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Central Cordoba SdE. Solari struck first for River Plate in the 11th minute on a feed from Marcelo Herrera, then Miguel Borja added another in the 15th minute In the end, Central Cordoba SdE was frustrated by River Plate’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. River Plate ended the match with the shutout victory. River Plate should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Tigre and River Plate last played eachother at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti on Thu May 12th. Tigre took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Mateo Retegui struck first for Tigre in the 5th minute on a feed from Cristian Exequiel Zabala, then in the 58th minute, Diego Nicolas De La Cruz Arcosa sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Joaquín Fernández.
River Plate’s most prolific scorer has been Solari. The Argentinian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Mateo Retegui has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored five goals for Tigre.