Velez was beaten 3 to 0 by Tiger as a visitor on the first date of the Apertura Tournament 2025 of the Professional League and the debut as defending champion of the contest.
With a double from Ignacio Russo three and eight minutes into the first half and Martín Ortega two minutes into the second, Tigre achieved a vital victory for the averages against the last champion, who was unrecognizable and suffered a hard fracture from defender Joaquín García.
In just three minutes of the game, Tigre broke Vélez’s strategy in the middle of the field with anticipation and after a long run by Nahuel Banegas on the left, a passed cross beat Emanuel Mammana and Russo put the 1 to the far post. 0 for the “Matador”.
Five minutes later, in a carom in the Vélez area after a corner kick, the scorer Russo found it again, with his left foot, to beat Tomás Marchiori and make it 2 to 0 that left Vélez in shock.
The tough moment came from Joaquín García when he suffered a serious injury to his right ankle while fighting for a ball with Nahuel Benegas, from Tigre.
During the play, García’s foot was hyperextended outward, showing a fracture that left him lying on the ground with visible signs of pain.
Medical care came in quickly, and García was taken off the field by cart and then taken by ambulance to the hospital for studies.
Already in the second half, Vélez came out just as beaten and unarmed, which caused sloppiness at the back of the field, something that Ortega took advantage of and scored with a right foot into the corner, making it 3-0 for Tigre.
Summary Tigre vs Vélez for the Apertura Tournament
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