
Tigre vs Vélez Sarsfield, 2025 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura
· Argentine Liga Profesional de FútbolRusso double leads Tigre to 3-0 win over Velez
Ignacio Russo's double and a goal from Martin Ortega led Tigre to a 3-0 victory over Argentine champions Velez Sarsfield in the Primera Division on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Tigre 1, Vélez Sarsfield 0. Ignacio Russo (Tigre) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nahuel Banegas with a cross.
- 6': Foul by Matías Pellegrini (Vélez Sarsfield).
- 6': Lorenzo Scipioni (Tigre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Emanuel Mammana (Vélez Sarsfield).
- 7': Ignacio Russo (Tigre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Nahuel Banegas (Tigre) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Medina with a cross.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Nehuén Paz (Tigre) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 9': Goal! Tigre 2, Vélez Sarsfield 0. Ignacio Russo (Tigre) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 10': Attempt missed. Julián López (Tigre) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martín Garay with a cross.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Francisco Pizzini (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Braian Romero (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín García with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Lorenzo Scipioni.
- 18': Elías Cabrera (Tigre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Christian Ordóñez (Vélez Sarsfield).
- 20': Braian Romero (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Julián López (Tigre).
- 21': Offside, Vélez Sarsfield. Michael Santos is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Damián Fernández (Vélez Sarsfield).
- 24': Ignacio Russo (Tigre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Attempt missed. Ignacio Russo (Tigre) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nahuel Banegas with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Lorenzo Scipioni.
- 30': Agustín Bouzat (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Elías Cabrera (Tigre).
- 31': Foul by Nahuel Banegas (Tigre).
- 31': Joaquín García (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Nahuel Banegas (Tigre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Joaquín García (Vélez Sarsfield).
- 34': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Isaías Andrada replaces Joaquín García because of an injury.
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Foul by Lorenzo Scipioni (Tigre).
- 36': Michael Santos (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Lorenzo Scipioni (Tigre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Elías Gómez (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Martín Garay (Tigre).
- 39': Attempt saved. Francisco Pizzini (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emanuel Mammana.
- 40': Foul by Emanuel Mammana (Vélez Sarsfield).
- 40': Ignacio Russo (Tigre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Christian Ordóñez (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Julián López (Tigre).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Tigre 2, Vélez Sarsfield 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tigre 2, Vélez Sarsfield 0.
- 45': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Imanol Machuca replaces Matías Pellegrini.
- 47': Attempt saved. Martín Ortega (Tigre) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 47': Goal! Tigre 3, Vélez Sarsfield 0. Martín Ortega (Tigre) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top left corner.
- 51': Attempt saved. Ignacio Russo (Tigre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián López.
- 51': Attempt missed. Ignacio Russo (Tigre) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 52': Offside, Vélez Sarsfield. Francisco Pizzini is caught offside.
- 53': Christian Ordóñez (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Julián López (Tigre).
- 57': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Mateo Pellegrino replaces Michael Santos.
- 57': Foul by Braian Romero (Vélez Sarsfield).
- 57': Sebastián Medina (Tigre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Francisco Pizzini (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Isaías Andrada.
- 61': Substitution, Tigre. Héctor Fértoli replaces Elías Cabrera.
- 62': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Julián López.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Emanuel Mammana (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ordóñez.
- 62': Offside, Vélez Sarsfield. Braian Romero is caught offside.
- 63': Offside, Tigre. Ignacio Russo is caught offside.
- 65': Offside, Tigre. Ignacio Russo is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt missed. Nahuel Banegas (Tigre) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastián Medina.
- 67': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Álvaro Montoro replaces Christian Ordóñez.
- 68': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Maximiliano Porcel replaces Francisco Pizzini.
- 69': Foul by Sebastián Medina (Tigre).
- 69': Álvaro Montoro (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Sebastián Medina (Tigre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Foul by Agustín Bouzat (Vélez Sarsfield).
- 70': Héctor Fértoli (Tigre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Agustín Bouzat (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Tigre. Santiago González replaces Julián López.
- 72': Substitution, Tigre. Maximiliano Zalazar replaces Sebastián Medina.
- 74': Foul by Martín Garay (Tigre).
- 74': Imanol Machuca (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Attempt missed. Braian Romero (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Montoro.
- 76': Foul by Maximiliano Zalazar (Tigre).
- 76': Álvaro Montoro (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Damián Fernández (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Ignacio Russo (Tigre).
- 77': Offside, Tigre. Ignacio Russo is caught offside.
- 78': Elías Gómez (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Martín Garay (Tigre).
- 81': Elías Gómez (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Martín Garay (Tigre).
- 82': Attempt missed. Héctor Fértoli (Tigre) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martín Ortega with a cross.
- 83': Foul by Mateo Pellegrino (Vélez Sarsfield).
- 83': Santiago González (Tigre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Zalazar (Tigre) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 84': Foul by Maximiliano Zalazar (Tigre).
- 84': Álvaro Montoro (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Substitution, Tigre. Diego Sosa replaces Nahuel Banegas.
- 85': Substitution, Tigre. Lucas Besozzi replaces Lorenzo Scipioni.
- 89': Foul by Imanol Machuca (Vélez Sarsfield).
- 89': Martín Ortega (Tigre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Ignacio Russo (Tigre).
- 90': Maximiliano Porcel (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Mateo Pellegrino (Vélez Sarsfield).
- 90': Martín Garay (Tigre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Martín Garay (Tigre).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Tigre 3, Vélez Sarsfield 0.
- 0': Match ends, Tigre 3, Vélez Sarsfield 0.
Statistics
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TIG![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 15 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 3 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
3 | Saves | 1 |
68 | Possession | 32 |
6 | SHOTS | 13 |
1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
459 | Accurate Passes | 167 |
527 | Passes | 244 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
27 | Crosses | 11 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
35 | Long Balls | 51 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
11 | Tackles | 23 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
5 | Interceptions | 4 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
14 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Venue: Monumental de Victoria (José Dellagiovanna)
Location: Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine LPF Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rosario Central | 6 | +7 | 14 |
2 | San Lorenzo | 6 | +5 | 14 |
3 | Independiente | 6 | +5 | 13 |
4 | River Plate | 6 | +4 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Tigre (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Felipe Zenobio (GK) |
30 | Nehuén Paz |
2 | Joaquín Laso |
3 | Nahuel Banegas |
4 | Martín Ortega |
33 | Elías Cabrera |
22 | Julián López |
16 | Lorenzo Scipioni ![]() |
29 | Ignacio Russo |
21 | Sebastián Medina ![]() |
8 | Hector Garay |
Vélez Sarsfield (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Tomás Ignacio Marchiori (GK) |
34 | Damián Fernández |
2 | Emanuel Mammana |
3 | Elias Gomez |
4 | Joaquín García |
26 | Agustín Bouzat ![]() |
32 | Christian Ordoñez |
20 | Francisco Pizzini |
11 | Matías Pellegrini |
9 | Braian Romero |
7 | Michael Santos |
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