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River Plate vs Tigre and Racing vs Argentinos Juniors in Torneo Apertura Matchday 4

Two key matches in Torneo Apertura Matchday 4: Unbeaten River Plate hosts Tigre to reclaim the lead, while bottom-placed Racing faces Argentinos Juniors in search of their first win. Both games are in Buenos Aires.


River Plate vs Tigre and Racing vs Argentinos Juniors in Torneo Apertura Matchday 4

Buenos Aires, Feb 6 (NA) - Unbeaten River Plate seeks to reclaim the lead in Zone B of the Torneo Apertura when it hosts second-place Tigre this Saturday for the fourth matchday. The match, which will be covered live by the Noticias Argentinas news agency, will take place at the Monumental stadium at 8:00 PM on Saturday. The main referee will be Sebastián Zunino, with Yamil Possi in charge of the VAR. Additionally, the match will be broadcast by ESPN Premium. Marcelo Gallardo's team comes off a 0-0 draw with Rosario Central away in the third matchday of this Torneo Apertura. In a flat and contentious match, the team from the Núñez neighborhood was unable to secure a third consecutive win and missed the chance to lead Zone B jointly with Independiente Rivadavia of Mendoza. For this match against 'The Matador', the renowned River Plate coach will make a mandatory change due to the forward Sebastián Driussi's muscle tear, to be replaced by Maximiliano Salas. Furthermore, having served his suspension for the red card against Gimnasia La Plata in the second round, Uruguayan defender Matías Viña will be available again and is expected to start in place of Chilean Paulo Díaz. Meanwhile, the team led by Diego Dabove arrives at this match in the best possible form, having won 3-1 against Racing on Monday at the José Dellagiovanna stadium. Buenos Aires, Feb 6 (NA) - Racing will look to climb off the bottom of Zone B in the Torneo Apertura and earn its first victory when it hosts Argentinos Juniors this Saturday for the fourth matchday. The match, which will be covered live by the Noticias Argentinas news agency, will take place at the Presidente Perón stadium in Avellaneda at 6:00 PM on Saturday. The main referee will be Hernán Mastrángelo, with Germán Delfino in charge of the VAR. Additionally, the match will be broadcast by TNT Sports. Gustavo Costas's team comes off a 3-1 loss to Tigre away in the third matchday of this Torneo Apertura. In another poor performance by 'The Academy', the Avellaneda side suffered its third consecutive defeat in the tournament and are last in the standings without any points. For this match against 'The Bug', and considering the concern generated by the results and performance in these three matchdays, the coach remains undecided whether to play with a 4-3-1-2 or a 3-4-3 formation. If it is the first option, Santiago Sosa would join the midfield, where Matías Zaracho would replace Bruno Zuculini and Baltasar Rodríguez would replace Valentín Carboni. If it is the second option, Sosa would remain as a libero in defense, and Zuculini would continue to be Racing's central midfielder. Meanwhile, the team led by Nicolás Diez comes off a 0-0 draw with Belgrano de Córdoba on Monday at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. With this result, the team from Victoria reached 7 points in the tournament and are in second place, unbeaten so far. Here are the probable lineups and other details of the match Torneo Apertura of the Professional League - Zone B - Fourth matchday River Plate - Tigre Stadium: Monumental, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Referee: Sebastián Zunino. VAR: Yamil Possi. Time: 20:00. TV: ESPN Premium. River Plate: Santiago Beltrán; Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Lautaro Rivero, Matías Viña; Fausto Vera, Aníbal Moreno, Tomás Galván, Juanfer Quintero; Facundo Colidio and Maximiliano Salas. DT: Marcelo Gallardo. Tigre: Felipe Zenobio; Valentín Moreno, Joaquín Laso, Alan Barrionuevo, Federico Álvarez; Jabes Saralegui, Jalil Elías, Bruno Leyes, Sebastián Medina; David Romero and Ignacio Russo. DT: Diego Dabove.

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