Fútbol Argentino
Argentinos beat Tigre, snapped their slump and climbed back to the top alone
Nicolás Diez’s side beat Tigre 2-1 in La Paternal, ended a run of three matches without a win and returned to first place in group B with 21 points. Kevin Gutiérrez and Gastón Verón scored for the Bicho, on an afternoon that also featured a key save from Siri.
Argentinos Juniors under Nicolás Diez needed to get back to winning ways and did so against Tigre in La Paternal. With the 2-1 win, the Bicho snapped a run of three matches without picking up three points and reclaimed first place in group B, now with 21 units.
The victory was built on goals from Kevin Gutiérrez and Gastón Verón, two names who gave some breathing room to a team that had been hit hard in the run-up to the competition.
Siri, decisive at a key moment
One of the standout moments of the afternoon was goalkeeper Siri’s performance, as he saved a penalty from Saralegui in the first half and kept Argentinos afloat at a sensitive point in the match. That intervention ended up being central for the home side to manage the game better and reach the finish with an advantage.
Siri said he talked through the play with his psychologist after the penalty save against Tigre.
That detail, revealed by the goalkeeper himself, added a human side to a performance that was decisive for the result.
A win that matters in the standings and for confidence
Beyond the scoreline, the victory has a double value for Argentinos: on one hand, it puts them back on top of the group; on the other, it breaks a sequence that threatened to complicate their course in the tournament. In a stretch where every point counts, Diez’s team needed a response and found it at home.
- Result: Argentinos Juniors 2-1 Tigre
- Home goals: Kevin Gutiérrez and Gastón Verón
- Key moment: penalty saved by Siri from Saralegui
- Position: leader of group B with 21 points
The afternoon in La Paternal left one certainty: Argentinos smiled again and, at least for now, were back where they wanted to be.
