Week 20 brings us a match on Sep 18th where Tigre hosts Vélez Sarsfield at Estadio José Dellagiovanna in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Tigre recorded a 1-1 draw against Godoy Cruz. Blas Armoa Núñez struck first for Tigre in the 13th minute on a feed from Lucas Menossi, but Pier Barrios got the equalizer for Godoy Cruz in the 77th minute earning Godoy Cruz at least a draw. Tigre is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while vélez Sarsfield is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Arsenal de Sarandi. Ignacio Gariglio struck first for Vélez Sarsfield on an own goal in the 31st minute, then Christian Chimino tied it up for Arsenal de Sarandi in the 41st minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio José Amalfitani, Vélez Sarsfield won by a score of 3 to 2. Agustín Obando struck first for Tigre in the 23rd minute, then José Florentín Bobadilla tied it up for Vélez Sarsfield in the 26th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 33rd minute on a penalty goal by Lucas Janson.
Miguel Marcelo Brizuela has been the most prolific scorer on Vélez Sarsfield in the last five matches with two goals. Tigre is fortunate enough to have Mateo Retegui in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.