Buenos Aires, April 8 (NA) – Tigre drew 1-1 with Alianza Lima at the Miguel Grau stadium in Callao in Group A of the 2026 South American Cup. The Victoria-based team returned to the international tournament after a 3-year absence, while the Peruvian club returned after its historic participation in 2025, where it reached the quarterfinals. According to what Argentine News Agency was able to find out, the team led by Diego Dabove started winning from the beginning, but suffered fatigue in the second half, they equalized the score and the match ended with ten players due to the expulsion of their captain, Joaquín Lasso. The "Matador" went out looking for it from the start. At 9 minutes of the first half, Ignacio Russo scored the first goal of the match and the first of his team in the continental tournament. Despite the protests of the local team, the goal was ratified by VAR. After the opening of the marker, the "Blanquiazules" tried to react through the mobility of their captain, Hernán Lupu, who demanded a couple of times from goalkeeper Felipe Zenobio. In the second half, the entry of Valentín Robaldo in the local team changed the tone of the attack.
