Tigre defeated Estudiantes de La Plata and approaches the top of the standings

Argentina, September 10, 2011

Estudiantes de La Plata, already eliminated from the Copa Sudamericana and with poor campaign in the Apertura championship, lost today against Tigre for 3-1. The goals were scored in the first half by Luna, Morales and Martinez, while Casteglione, in his own goal, scored for the opponent in the second half. The defeat shakes Miguel Angel Russo as Coach of the team from La Plata. 

Estudiantes: Damián Albil; Gabriel Mercado, Cristian Cellay, Leandro Desábato, Juan Domínguez; Juan Sebastián Verón, Matías Sánchez; Mauro Fernández, Gastón Fernández, Mariano González; y Mauro Boselli. Coach: Miguel Ángel Russo.

Tigre: Javier García; Carlos Casteglione, Mariano Echeverría, Juan Carlos Blengio; Gastón Díaz, Román Martínez, Diego Castaño, Ramiro Leone; Diego Morales; Carlos Luna y Ezequiel Maggiolo. Coach: Rodolfo Arruabarrena.

Stadium: Único Ciudad de La Plata

Referee: Mariano González

Goals: 5´FH Carlos Luna (T), 22´FH Diego Morales -p- (T), 24´FH Román Martínez (T), 15´SH Carlos Casteglione e/c (E).

Yellow Cards: 20´FH Leandro Desábato (E), 21´FH Juan Sebastián Verón (E), 22´SH Carlos Blengio (T), 34´SH Diego Morales (T).

Red Cards: 18´FH Damián Albil (E).

Changes: 19´FH Agustín Silva for Mauro Fernández (E), 20´SH Diego Galván for Mariano González (E), 23´SH Emanuel Pío for Román Martínez (T), 24´SH Leandro Benítez for Juan Sebastián Verón (E), 28´SH Andrés Rodales for Gastón Díaz (T), 33´SH Mauricio Carrasco for Ezequiel Maggiolo (T).