Tigre beat Racing 3-1 in a match played at the José Dellagiovanna stadium in Victoria, for the third date of Zone B in the Apertura Tournament. The home team's goals were scored by David Romero, Ignacio Russo, and Gonzalo 'Pity' Martínez, while Gabriel Rojas scored for the Academy. With this win, Tigre reached 7 points and shares the top spot with River Plate, leaving Racing pointless at the bottom.
The match between Tigre and Racing took place on February 2, 2026, at the José Dellagiovanna stadium, also known as Coliseo de Victoria, in the city of Victoria, Buenos Aires Province. Tigre, coached by Diego Dabove, lined up with Felipe Zenobio in goal; defenders Valentín Moreno, Joaquín Laso, Alan Barrionuevo, and Federico Álvarez; midfielders Jabes Saralegui, Jalil Elías, Bruno Leyes, and Sebastián Medina; and forwards Ignacio Russo and David Romero. Racing, led by Gustavo Costas, started with Facundo Cambeses; Nazareno Colombo, Santiago Sosa, Agustín García Basso, and Gastón Martirena; Bruno Zuculini, Matko Miljevic, and Gabriel Rojas; Valentín Carboni, Adrián Martínez, and Santiago Solari.
The first half featured alternating dominance, with Tigre taking the initiative and Racing adopting a cautious stance. The first clear chance came from Jabes Saralegui, who forced a good save from Cambeses. The goal arrived in added time, at the 48th minute, when David Romero started a run from midfield after an error by Santiago Sosa, rounded the goalkeeper, and slotted it near the post for 1-0.
In the second half, Racing pushed forward and created opportunities, with Felipe Zenobio shining by denying a one-on-one from Adrián Martínez and a cross from Gastón Martirena. The equalizer came at the 80th minute with a powerful left-footed shot from Gabriel Rojas that beat Zenobio for 1-1. However, Tigre struck back quickly: at the 85th minute, Ignacio Russo recovered the ball after another Sosa mistake and fired a cross shot for 2-1.
In stoppage time, Gonzalo 'Pity' Martínez, making his Tigre debut off the bench, stole the ball in midfield, dribbled forward, and finished with his left foot for the 3-1 final score. The former River player celebrated in tears, as he hadn't scored since December 2024 and had recently lost his father.
Final statistics show Racing with 65% possession, 12 shots on target to Tigre's 11, but 4 yellow cards for the Academy (Bruno Zuculini, Agustín García Basso, Santiago Solari, and Santiago Sosa) and none for the hosts. Tigre now has 7 points and leads Zone B alongside River Plate, while Racing stays at 0 and at the bottom. Next round on February 7, Tigre visits River at 8:00 PM and Racing hosts Argentinos Juniors at 6:00 PM.
The recent head-to-head record is balanced: they drew 0-0 on penalties in December 2025, Tigre won 2-1 in August 2025 and 1-0 in February 2025, but lost 0-4 in May 2024 and drew 2-2 in February 2023. Prior to the match, Tigre had drawn with Belgrano and Estudiantes RC, and Racing with Rosario Central and Gimnasia.
