Players from Tigre formed a guard of honor for their Lanús counterparts ahead of the Clausura tournament eighth-final match, which will take place at the Néstor Díaz Pérez stadium and will be covered live by the Argentine News Agency. The team coached by Mauricio Pellegrino secured the title last Saturday by defeating Atlético Mineiro in a penalty shootout. This tribute from 'The Matador' to the champions comes amid controversy over the guard of honor arranged by Estudiantes de La Plata players for Rosario Central, the controversial winner of the 'League Champion' trophy for finishing first in the annual table. Last Sunday, the starters from 'Pincha' (Estudiantes' nickname) who took the field at the Gigante de Arroyito for the match against 'Canalla' (Rosario Central's nickname) turned their backs as the Rosario team was entering the field in protest of the controversial title, which Argentine football teams had no knowledge of at the start of the competition. Argentine football, where sucking up to 'Chiqui' Tapia has its rewards. As the Copa Sudamericana is a legitimate award and not an invention of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), led by Claudio Fabián Tapia, Tigre players maintained the proper position and congratulated the Lanús players.
