Overview
- In the seventh round at Florencio Sola, Mauro Méndez scored the lone goal in the 22nd–23rd minute of the second half after Felipe Zenobio failed to hold a rebound.
- Banfield’s sustained pressure through crosses and set pieces created repeated chances, with Rodrigo Auzmendi and Kevin Castañeda forcing key saves before the breakthrough.
- Tigre threatened sporadically, including a Joaquín Laso header off the post as the visitors chased an equalizer late on.
- Referee Yael Falcón Pérez oversaw the match with Fernando Espinoza on VAR, and the teams were led by coaches Pedro Troglio and Diego Dabove.
- An ESPN/SportsCenter clip of the decisive mistake circulated on social media, spotlighting the sequence that decided the result.