CIUDAD DE SANTA FE. Unión Santa Fe tops Newell’s Old Boys 1-0 after G. Gonzalez scored a penalty (60′).
The match was played at the Estadio 15 de Abril stadium in Ciudad de Santa Fe on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Andrés Rapallini who had the assistance of Ernesto Javier Uziga and Marcelo Bistocco. The 4th official was Franco Morón.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 11 Total 7
- 4 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 67 Attack 65
- 41 Dangerous attack 57
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
Fouls
- 16 Total 12
- 7 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Unión Santa Fe was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Newell’s Old Boys that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Newell’s Old Boys was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Unión Santa Fe was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Unión Santa Fe shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Newell’s Old Boys shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Unión Santa Fe received 7 yellow cards (D. Polenta, M. Luna Diale, C. Corvalan, J. Portillo, S. Mele, E. Roldan and ). Talking about the opposition, Newell’s Old Boys received 4 yellow cards (P. Perez, J. Fernandez, J. Giani and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Unión Santa Fe will have 17 points like Defensa y Justicia to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Newell’s Old Boys will stay with 16 points like River Plate to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Unión Santa Fe will play away with Argentinos Juniors on the 7th of May with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Unión Santa Fe (0 draws).
Newell’s Old Boys will play away agasint Gimnasia La Plata on the 7th of May with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Gimnasia La Plata (1 draw).
Unión Santa Fe – Formation
Unión Santa Fe
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Unión Santa Fe started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Unión Santa Fe made 5 changes: J. Nardoni for E. Roldan (60′), M. Gallegos Panozzo for L. Bucca (74′), M. Luna Diale for K. Zenon (86′), G. Gonzalez for M. E. Peralta Bauer (86′) and I. Machuca for D. Juarez (86′).
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell\'s Old Boys
Newell’s Old Boys started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Javier Sanguinetti played with: .
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 5 changes: P. Perez for J. Sforza (62′), N. Castro for D. Reascos (62′), F. Gonzalez for R. Sordo (62′), J. Garcia for N. Funez (80′) and J. Garro for J. Giani (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Independiente – Tigre – 1-1
- Rosario Central – Colón – 2-2
- Talleres Córdoba – Defensa y Justicia – 1-5
- Sarmiento – San Lorenzo – 2-1
- Unión Santa Fe – Newell’s Old Boys – 1-0
