ROSARIO. Newell’s Old Boys tops Unión Santa Fe 1-0 after P. Perez scored just 1 goal (50′).

The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Monday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Leandro Rey Hilfer with the assistance of Diego Yamil Bonfá and Marcelo Bistocco. The 4th official was José Díaz. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 29.1 degrees Celsius or 84.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Newell’s Old Boys was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Unión Santa Fe that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Unión Santa Fe was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Newell’s Old Boys was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Newell’s Old Boys shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Unión Santa Fe shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Newell’s Old Boys didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Unión Santa Fe received 1 yellow card (L. Esquivel).

Standings

After this contest, Newell’s Old Boys will have 23 points like Platense and Sarmiento to soar in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Unión Santa Fe will stay with 25 points like Argentinos Juniors to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Newell’s Old Boys will play away with Arsenal de Sarandi on the 20th of November with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Newell’s Old Boys (1 draw).

Unión Santa Fe will host Defensa y Justicia on the 20th of November with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Unión Santa Fe (2 draws).

Newell’s Old Boys – Formation

Newell’s Old Boys adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Adrián Blas Taffarel decided to play with the following team: Ramiro Macagno (6.9), Tomás Jacob (6.8), Cristian Lema (7.7), José Canale (7.1), Mariano Bittolo (7.6), Maximiliano Comba (6.2), Jerónimo Cacciabue (6.6), Pablo Pérez (7.4), Francisco González (6.8), Roman Bravo (6.3) and Ignacio Scocco (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Fernando Belluschi, Guillermo Balzi (6.8), Justo Giani, Gabriel Compagnucci, Nicolás Castro, Martín Luciano (6.8), Alan Aguerre, Juan Garro (6.2), Maxi Rodríguez (6.7), Julián Fernández (6.1), Facundo Mansilla and Diego Calcaterra.

Substitutions

Newell’s Old Boys made 5 changes: R. A. Bravo for J. Garro (58′), M. Comba for G. Balzi (58′), P. Perez for J. Fernandez (64′), F. Gonzalez for M. Luciano (71′) and I. Scocco for M. Rodriguez (72′).

Best player: Cristian Lema​

The most impressive player for Newell’s Old Boys was Cristian Lema even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 44 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Unión Santa Fe – Formation

Also Unión Santa Fe adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera played with: Sebastián Moyano (6.6), Brian Blasi (6.4), Franco Calderón (8.3), Juan Portillo (6.4), Claudio Corvalán (7.1), Imanol Machuca (6.2), Juan Nardoni (7.0), Enzo Roldán (6.3), Gastón González (7.2), Mauro Luna Diale (7.0) and Fernando Márquez (7.1).

They had on the bench: Federico Vera (6.8), Nicolás Blandi (6.4), Kevin Zenon (6.7), Federico Bonansea, Mauro Pittón, Juan Manuel García (6.8), Nicolás Peñailillo, Nicolás Cordero, Máximo Ceratto, Daniel Juárez, Lucas Esquivel (6.5) and Marco Borgnino.

Substitutions

Unión Santa Fe made 5 changes: I. Machuca for K. Zenon (61′), B. Blasi for F. Vera (61′), F. Marquez for J. Garcia (61′), J. Portillo for L. Esquivel (68′) and J. Nardoni for N. Blandi (80′).

Best player: Franco Calderón​

The most impressive player for Unión Santa Fe was Franco Calderón.

His rating is (8.3) with 41 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Superliga.​

• Newell’s Old Boys – Unión Santa Fe – 1-0
• Huracán – Argentinos Juniors – 1-1