Sport Local 2026-04-07T06:56:11+00:00

Tigre and Barracas Central Kick Off Copa Sudamericana Campaign

Argentine clubs Tigre and Barracas Central will play their first matches in the Copa Sudamericana. Tigre faces Alianza Atlético in Peru, while Barracas Central hosts Brazilian Vasco da Gama at home.


Tigre and Barracas Central Kick Off Copa Sudamericana Campaign

Tigre will face Alianza Atlético in Peru, while Barracas Central will host Brazilian Vasco da Gama. Tigre is on a seven-match winless streak. On Tuesday night, Argentine club Tigre will play an away match against Peruvian Alianza Atlético to open Group A of the Copa Sudamericana. The game will take place at the Miguel Grau stadium in the city of Callao. Tigre has gone seven games without a win, remaining in seventh place with 17 points. This will be the club's fifth participation in the Copa Sudamericana. Their best performance was in 2012, when they reached the final, losing controversially to São Paulo of Brazil. Argentine club Barracas Central will make its international debut for the first time in history. On the same day, but at 7 PM local time, Barracas Central will host Brazilian Vasco da Gama at its Florencio Sola stadium. The Peruvian team, coached by Argentine Federico Urciuoli, is in good form in the Peruvian championship, sitting tenth with 11 points, having lost only one of their last eight matches. The main referee for the match will be Colombian Carlos Bentancur, with his compatriot Leonardo Mosquera in charge of VAR. Barracas Central arrives at this debut following a 2-1 defeat to Sarmiento last Thursday.