Buenos Aires, March 15 (NA) – Tigre drew 1-1 with Argentinos Juniors in a match where the aerial game was fundamental. The game was played this evening at the José Dellagiovanna stadium for the eleventh round of the 2026 Apertura Tournament. According to the Argentine News Agency, the visitors took the lead with a header from defender Francisco Álvarez, although a precise header from forward Alfio Oviedo leveled the final score at 1-1. With the draw, the team coached by Diego Dabove is fourth in Group B with 17 points, six more than “Bicho,” who sits tenth in the zone. In the next round, “Matador” will visit Banfield on Friday, March 20, at 21:00, while the team led by Nicolás Diez will receive Platense in a classic to be played on Sunday, March 22, starting at 22:15. There were no dangerous moments in the game until the 36th minute, when forward Ignacio Russo recovered the ball in the opposing team's deep defense, but his shot from the edge of the area went over the bar. Three minutes later, a long pass to forward Iván Morales left him one-on-one with goalkeeper Felipe Zenobio. The Chilean attacker managed to get past the keeper by chipping the ball, but couldn't push it into the goal, and it went out along the goal line. In the 41st minute of the second half, Tigre's left winger Santiago López received the ball on the left, skillfully got past Francisco Álvarez, and entered the area, shooting high past the near post but unable to get past goalkeeper Brayan Cortés. In the second minute of the second half, a corner to the far post reached Francisco Álvarez, who attacked the ball at speed and surprised with a powerful header to the right post of goalkeeper Felipe Zenobio, who couldn't react. In the 16th minute, a lofted cross to the far post from the right side of defender Martín Garay set up forward Alfio Oviedo, who jumped magnificently and headed the ball down hard, placing it past the right post of goalkeeper Braian Cortés for the 1-1. “Matador” missed an incredible goal in the 44th minute when López unsettled the defense on the right, dribbled in, and passed back to midfielder Elías Cabrera, whose shot with the outside of his foot on the first touch went just wide of the far post.
