Two years later, Tigre returns to Primera after beating Barracas 1-0 in the final for direct promotion disputed on court of Banfield.
The unique goal was scored by Cristian Zabala, In the first stage. The game started delayed and El Guapo entered the field with jackets asking for justice for the ill-fated Lucas González.
From the start it was played under extreme tension. Tigre warned with his scorer Magnín and later with Zabala. In the reply, Cabrera almost nailed it after a corner. And at 42 minutes, on the 11th of the Matador he received a bad serve from Gagliardo, dominated outside the area and took a shoe to put Tigre on top. Before the break, Blondel defined very close and almost put the second.
The weather warmed up in the snap in a context where Tigre played better and Barracas looked nervous, so DT De Paoli made changes, which did little to twist history, because Diego Martínez’s team was firm and managed to keep the advantage.
With the final whistle, the club chaired by the son of Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, president of the AFA, will try again to climb to the First Division with the dispute of the semifinals of the Reduced.
The voices of the champion
With the final whistle, the Matador will return to the Professional Football League (LPF). “Argentine football is one of the most competitive in the world. And the tournament was very tough. This is a team of men who pledged for promotion. I feel like football was fair“, summed up a very emotional Martínez shortly after Tigre was consecrated champion of the First National tournament. After the delivery of the long-awaited trophy, much of the stadium erupted in jubilation.
“We were able to carry out what we did all year long and we took the step in good shape. We knew they played well, although they never bothered us. We will surely go to the stadium to celebrate with our people “, said the goalkeeper Gonzalo Marinelli just after the match at Florencio Sola that marked the rise of Tigre.
“I had a complicated year due to my injuries, everything passes and now I have this award”, recognized the former goalkeeper of River Plate, who suffered a fibula fracture in an Argentine Cup match against Alvarado de Mar del Plata, last February.
For its part, Zabala, the hero of the night, highlighted: “We are the best team, the one that tried all season, although it was not always given to us. We went through a tough championship and now everything is joy: we met the goal “, highlighted the midfielder emerged in Quilmes.
It is not for less. Everything was dizzying for Tigre. In June 2019 it celebrated the obtaining of Super League Cup, nothing less than against Boca Juniors, and two months he played in the B Nacional.
Victoria’s team set an unprecedented precedent, because He played the Copa Libertadores playing in the tough Ascent. In 2022 he will compete again in the highest category. The Matador is back. Never better said.
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