JUNíN. Unión Santa Fe was capable to reverse the score against Sarmiento to win 2-1. It was Sarmiento to strike first with a goal of Lisandro López at the 35′. Then it was a penalty in the 65′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Adrián Balboa gave the win to Unión Santa Fe in the 80′ minute. Unión Santa Fe was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Eva Perón de Junín stadium in Junín on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Luis Lobo Medina who was helped by Pablo Acevedo and . The 4th official was Franco Morón. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.66 degrees Celsius or 87.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Unión Santa Fe had a strong ball possession 68% while Sarmiento was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Unión Santa Fe was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Unión Santa Fe won the match.​

Sarmiento shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Unión Santa Fe shot 11 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sarmiento received 3 yellow cards (José Mauri , Fernando Godoy and Iván Morales). Talking about the opposition, Unión Santa Fe received 2 yellow cards (Joaquín Mosqueira and Federico Vera).

Standings

After this match, Sarmiento stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to lose in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Unión Santa Fe will has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to soar in the 27th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Sarmiento will play away with Racing Club on the 5th of March with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Racing Club (1 draw).

Unión Santa Fe will host Tigre on the 18th of November with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Tigre (3 draws).

Sarmiento – Formation

Sarmiento started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Israel Alejandro Damonte decided to play with the following team: Fernando Monetti (6.3), Franco Paredes (6.4), Juan Cruz Guasone (7.0), Juan Manuel Insaurralde (6.6), Emanuel Hernández (6.7), Gabriel Díaz (6.8), José Mauri  (6.4), Fernando Godoy (6.6), Sergio Quiroga (6.8), Iván Morales (6.8) and Lisandro López (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jerónimo Pourtau, Manuel Mónaco (6.4), Diego Calcaterra, Agustín Fontana (6.4), Maico Quiroz, Alfredo Amarilla (6.8), Yair Arismendi  (6.7), Joaquín Gho (6.7), Elías López, David Gallardo and Nahuel Gallardo.

Sarmiento could not rely on the presence of Agustín Fontana (injured).

Substitutions

Sarmiento made 5 changes: Lisandro López for Manuel Mónaco (78′), Iván Morales for Agustín Fontana (59′), José Mauri  for Alfredo Amarilla (67′), Sergio Quiroga for Joaquín Gho (67′) and Gabriel Díaz for Yair Arismendi  (78′).

Player of the match: Lisandro López​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sarmiento was Lisandro López.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 15 passes (53% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Unión Santa Fe – Formation

Unión Santa Fe started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Cristian Alberto González Peret played with: Nicolás Campisi (7.5), Nicolás Paz (7.7), Franco Pardo (6.7), Valentín Demian Fascendini (6.7), Tiago Banega (6.4), Mauro Pittón (7.7), Joaquín Mosqueira (7.0), Mateo Del Blanco (6.8), Lucas Gamba (7.7), Gonzalo Morales (6.7) and Mauro Luna Diale (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: B. Pittón (7.0), Patricio Tanda (6.8), Federico Vera (6.4), Francisco Gerometta , Rafael Profini, Thiago Cardozo, Juan Pablo Ludueña, Jerónimo Dómina, Lionel Verde, Nicolás Orsini (6.7) and Adrián Balboa (8.1).

Unión Santa Fe could not rely on the presence of B. Pittón (injured).

Substitutions

Unión Santa Fe made 5 changes: Mateo Del Blanco for B. Pittón (13′), Tiago Banega for Federico Vera (55′), Gonzalo Morales for Nicolás Orsini (55′), Lucas Gamba for Patricio Tanda (88′) and Valentín Demian Fascendini for Adrián Balboa (55′).

Player of the match: Adrián Balboa​

The most impressive player for Unión Santa Fe was Adrián Balboa.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 6 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 8.

His performance was extraordinary also because he started the encounter from the bench before entering in the 55′.

Results of the day

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

• Banfield – Deportivo Riestra – 2-0
• Platense – Racing Club – 0-0
• Sarmiento – Unión Santa Fe – 1-2
• Atlético Tucumán – Vélez Sarsfield – 0-0
• Independiente – Argentinos Juniors – 2-1