Tigre returned to winning ways and moved into the upper pack of Zone A
El Matador beat Central Córdoba 2-1 in Victoria and snapped a run of three straight games without a win. With a very solid first half, Diego Dabove's side briefly climbed to third place in its group.
Tigre led by Diego Dabove made the most of home advantage and earned an important 2-1 win over Central Córdoba in Victoria, on the sixth round of the Torneo Clausura. Beyond the result, the big story was the team’s response: it snapped a run of three matches without a win and, for now, moved into third place in Zone A.
A win that puts it back in the race
The Victoria side built its victory on a strong first half, according to the assessment left by the match. That solid opening spell was enough to beat an opponent that arrived looking to take points, but ended up leaving empty-handed on a ground that is always demanding.
In a Clausura that has been showing very fine margins, Tigre managed to take a step that counts double: it won and also moved into the upper pack. That is no small matter for a team that had been coming off a stretch without victories and needed to reconnect quickly with points to avoid losing ground in the group.
What the clash in Victoria leaves behind
- Tigre won 2-1 against Central Córdoba.
- The match was part of the sixth round of the Torneo Clausura.
- The side coached by Diego Dabove snapped a run of three matches without a win.
- The victory left it, temporarily, in third place in Zone A.
The win also strengthens the Matador’s present in a round where every result is starting to matter in the table. In that context, taking three points at home allows it to look at the big picture with a little more breathing room and head into what comes next with momentum.
What’s next for the Matador
The round is not finished sorting out the standings, so Tigre’s position remains provisional. Even so, the victory gives Dabove’s work concrete backing and leaves the team better placed to stay in the fight in Zone A.
At this stage of the tournament, every win changes the mood and the message too. Tigre knows it: after a run without victories, it needed a quick response. It found it in Victoria and will now try to confirm that this result was not an isolated snapshot, but the starting point for staying among the frontrunners.
