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Summary Tigre beat Velez Sarsfield 1-0 away to top the Argentine league.
Tigre beat 10-man Velez Sarsfield 1-0 away to top the Argentine league, for a day at least, with second- and third-placed Boca Juniors and Arsenal meeting each other on Sunday. Velez captain and midfielder Fabian Cubero got a straight red card from referee Patricio Lousteau in the 68th minute when he brought down Tigre forward Diego Morales, treading on him in the process.Eleven minutes later, Morales put Carlos Luna through the Velez defence with a great pass and the forward lobbed goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero.Tigre have 35 points from 18 games, but second- and third-placed Boca Juniors and Arsenal were meeting later on Sunday and they were on 33 and 32 respectively.
