Independent tied as a visitor 1 to 1 against Tigerfor the sixteenth date of the Professional League of Soccer (LPF) and missed the opportunity to reach a place in the classification for the next Copa Sudamericana.
Striker Gabriel Ávalos opened the scoring with a header, 24 minutes into the first half, for “Rojo”, but Florián Monzón, son of the idol of the Avellaneda team Pedro Monzón, was the author of the tie for “Matador”, the 7 minutes of the complement.
With this result, Independiente was in eighteenth place in the Professional League tournament table with 19 units, far from the first places, while at the same time it wasted a chance to catch up with Huracán in the general table, just the last of the places. that are given to enter the Copa Sudamericana.
For its part, Tigre is in twenty-first with one point less than “Rojo”, but it is last in the general standings, four behind Independiente Rivadavia, so it would be going to the Primera Nacional.
Independiente was encouraged from the start and attacked Tigre from the right wing, with Ávalos very active in the center to do the dirty work but with little contact with the ball.
However, the lack of presence in the middle of the field prevented him from generating associated play.
However, Tigre took advantage of this and showed dominance on the left wing, with Gonzalo Maroni playing free and relying on Blas Armoa and Tomás Galván to reach the goal defended by Rodrigo Rey.
But 24 minutes into the first stage he was able to put the dominance he was generating on the scoreboard and after a long cross from the right by Santiago Salle, the former Argentinos Juniors scorer headed into the area and made it 1-0.
Tigre came out with a different face in the second half, throwing the entire team into the attack against Independiente until they found the goal with a great pass from Gonzalo Maroni, along the area, for the arrival of Monzón behind everyone.
The local team stole the ball in the middle of the field and put together a nice collective play for the final 1-1 score by the son of a “glory” of the Avellaneda team.
Summary Tigre vs Independiente for the Professional League
Source: Ambito
