Champion of the tiger for the first time in its history. Before Boca and in Córdoba. Photo: Fernando de la Orden.
As the design of its history, Tigre will once again have to play one last time against a large team. David again against Goliath. The same that three years ago he lost at the same stage that would play out in the definition of the Professional League Cup. Last tracked on June 2, 2019, the most glorious day in Matador history.
Of the five definitions Tigre entered for a title, four were in local competition and one was international.. In addition to Boca, San Lorenzo and Racing, the local road and the mighty San Pablo appeared in South American. He always resists. Go down, win, lose, go up and roar loudly again.
The first was for the Beccar Varela Competition Cup in 1932, organized by the Argentine Football League, at the beginning of professionalism. Tigre won his group and defined the title in a triangle with Boca (0-3) and Racing (0-5). It’s too late.
Seventy -six years later, after a great campaign in the 2008 Apertura, he tied for first place with Boca and San Lorenzo. This is the first time I have had the opportunity to touch the First Division title. On the first date, he lost to San Lorenzo 2-1. And in the end, they beat Boca 1-0 and finished only second by a goal difference as Xeneize beat Cyclone 3-1.
In 2008, Tigre won 1-0 but Boca celebrated.
The first final-final in its history was South American 2012 against San Pablo. After leveling the first leg 0-0 in Bombonera, they lost 2-0 at the end of the first half in Morumbí and did not come out to play the last part due to attacks suffered by the players in the locker room . However, Conmebol did not give him credit, the match ended and the Brazilian team became the champion.
What followed was historic, unforgettable. Because the team lost the category and it is inevitable: from August 2019 it will play in the First National. Boca appeared on the road, after successive eliminations by Colón, Unión, Racing and Atlético Tucumán. On June 2, 2019, at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium, Néstor Pipo Gorosito’s team won 2-0 with goals from Federico González and Lucas Janson and got the first star in its history.
That same year, he was at First National, he played the Superliga Champions Trophy final with Racing in Mar del Plata: he lost 2-0.
Now he will have the chance to achieve his second star, certainly against the most champion team in Argentine soccer, Boca, with 71 conquests. The one who has played the most national cup finals: 25.
however, Xeneize has something unique on Sunday’s stage, World Cup player Mario Alberto Kempes: He lost the last two finals he played. The one from 2019, of course, with Tiger. And before that, on February 10, 2016, he played in the Argentine Super Cup final with San Lorenzo and lost 4-0. Although he also knew how to celebrate at Cordoba’s main stadium on November 4, 2015, when he beat Central 2-0. in the Argentine Cup final.
Boca champion of the Argentine Cup in 2015, in Córdoba against Central.
Another curiosity of the team currently managed by Sebastián Battaglia is that the 2-0 against Central for the Argentine Cup was the last final he won in 90 minutes. Later, he played six more, lost 3 and the three he tied became the champion in the penalty shootout.
In addition to San Lorenzo and Tigre, he also fell with River in the Super Cup in 2018. Meanwhile, he celebrated after 12 steps with Central (Super Cup 2019), Banfield (Diego Maradona Cup) and Talleres de Córdoba (Argentina Cup). 2021).
In the last seven years, Boca has played in six national finals. Sunday is the seventh. While the Tiger throughout its history has played three and two triangles. We are clearly in history again before the battle of David and Goliath.
Source: Clarin
