Copa Libertadores: River Plate vs Tigres UANL, Live Stream, Start Time, Preview
With the Copa Libertadores title coming down to the last match, River Plate and Tigres UANL battle at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberati in the second leg. The match is on August 5, 2015 at 9 p.m. ET.
Their first meeting at Estadio Universitario de Nuevo Leon resulted in a 0-0 match sets up an interesting second leg.
In their first meeting, Tigres held most of the possession, handling the ball on offense 62 percent of the time. However, they were only able to get off five shots – though they were all on target.
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Meanwhile, River Plate got eight shots off, while only two were on target.
It was a very intense match between the two, with a combined 39 fouls called throughout the match.
A total of five yellow cards were assessed, with Leonel Vangioni getting one as early as the eighth minute for River Plate, with Leonardo Ponzio and Gabriel Mercado rounding out the players cautioned for the Argentine club.
For the Mexican outfit, Rafael Sobis and Jurgen Damm were booked by the referee.
As far as form is concerned, River Plate are in excellent form, going unbeaten in their last seven matches across all competitions.
They are third in the Argentine Premier League and are only three points behind leaders San Lorenzo and Boca Juniors.
On the other hand, Tigres UANL have only won one in their last five matches across all competitions.
Despite only playing two games so far in the Liga MX, they find themselves without a point after losses to Toluca at home and Morelia as visitors.
Sobis should be a player to watch for Tigres as he currently has four goals and five assists in the competition so far. Meanwhile, Rodrigo Mora tops River Plate in scoring with four goals and he has one assist to his name.
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