Match Report
San Martín de Tucumán, 3rd on 3 points, faced a 57-point deficit to Tigre (1st, 60). San Martín de Tucumán had been under-performing their position — 31st on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: San Martín de Tucumán 1 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Tigre 1.56 and 0.78, with the league averaging 1.04.
San Martín de Tucumán's unbeaten run stood at 14. Tigre had won three straight.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by San Martín de Tucumán, 1 by Tigre, 1 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 0% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
The venue was Estadio La Ciudadela, with room for 30,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Tigre: Ijiel Protti (90'), P. Magnín (65')
Key stats
Possession: San Martín de Tucumán 59% · Tigre 41% · Total shots: 1-7 · On target: 0-2 · Corners: 1-4