Tigre beat River Plate 1-0 in the Superliga, Ignacio Russo's 78th-minute goal settling a match that had been tight until the late breakthrough. River enjoyed far more of the ball, but could not find a way past the home defence.
The decisive moment arrived when Russo finished from Jabes Saralegui's assist to make it 1-0. River pushed forward in search of an equaliser but managed only one shot on target, while Tigre had two efforts on goal, including the winner. The match was punctuated by five yellow cards, with bookings for Jalil Elias, Aníbal Moreno, Nahuel Banegas, Tobías Andrada and Lucas Martínez Quarta.
The statistics underline how the game was won: River had 68% possession and 562 accurate passes to Tigre's 204, yet Tigre were more clinical in front of goal, registering a higher expected-goals figure of 0.62 to River's 0.38. It was an outplayed but effective display from Tigre, who took their one big chance when it mattered.
