Santiago Lopez Grobin gives Tigre a 1-0 win over Sarmiento Junin

Tigre beat Sarmiento Junin 1-0, with Santiago Lopez Grobin’s 70th-minute goal deciding a match shaped by a missed penalty and two Sarmiento red cards.

Lopez Grobin settles a disrupted match

Sarmiento had the clearest early opportunity when Junior Marabel missed a penalty in the 35th minute. The visitors were then reduced to 10 men after Gaston Gonzalez was sent off in the 50th minute, before Lucas Suarez received a red card in the 55th minute.

Tigre took advantage in the 70th minute. Santiago Lopez Grobin scored a normal goal to make it 1-0, assisted by Jabes Saralegui. Thiago Santamaría also received a yellow card for Sarmiento, while Alan Barrionuevo and Mauro Méndez were booked for Tigre.

Tigre had control, but the chance quality was close

Tigre held 61% possession and completed 324 accurate passes compared with Sarmiento’s 168. They also led total shots 13-10, although both teams recorded three shots on goal. The expected-goals figures slightly favoured Sarmiento, 1.02 to Tigre’s 0.99, underscoring how narrow the attacking balance was despite Tigre’s 1-0 victory.

Tigre moves to 19 Clausura points

Before kick-off, Tigre had 16 points in Clausura - Group B and Sarmiento had 21, with Sarmiento provisionally eighth. After the result, Tigre moved to 19 points, while Sarmiento remained on 21 and was provisionally eighth, two points ahead of Tigre. Tigre entered after a win; Sarmiento’s most recent result had been a loss.

Santiago Lopez Grobin was the standout performer, rating 8.2 after 93 minutes, with the winning goal and four tackles.