Argentinos Jrs – Tigre
Argentinos Juniors had a more than respectable start to the 2025 season. The team held their ground against Boca Juniors away from home and came close to winning, but a lack of precision in front of goal left them with a valuable 0-0 draw in the debut of their new coach Nicolas Diez. El Bicho will need to continue working on improvements, having won just one of their last six league matches, along with two draws and three losses. On the bright side, Argentinos have shown strength at home, suffering only one defeat in their last ten games at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona (five wins and four draws). Left back Román Vega and striker Maximiliano Romero will miss one more match due to muscle injuries. Tigre, one of the worst teams in last season’s league, had an excellent start last Thursday. The team defeated reigning champions Velez Sarsfield 3-0 at home, marking the debut of coach Diego Dabove and featuring new signing Ignacio Russo, who scored twice. With their first three points in Group A, El Matador opened a gap of eight points over Sarmiento at the bottom of the point-averages table. Additionally, Tigre has won their last two league matches and are unbeaten in their last three away games, without conceding a goal (two wins and one draw). Argentinos comes from a solid defensive performance, Tigre has been solid also defensively lately with no goals conceded in the last 3, so I expect a tight game here where the visitors will be happy with a draw.