AVELLANEDA. Racing Club beats Unión Santa Fe 1-0 after E. Copetti scored just 1 goal (28′). Racing Club was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón stadium in Avellaneda on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Darío Herrera with the collaboration of Facundo Rodríguez and Pablo Acevedo. The 4th official was Adrián Del Barba. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 12 Total 8
- 6 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 141 Attack 115
- 82 Dangerous attack 58
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
Fouls
- 17 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Racing Club had a superior ball possession 66% while Unión Santa Fe was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Racing Club was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Racing Club won the match.
Racing Club shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Unión Santa Fe shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Racing Club received 3 yellow cards (F. Dominguez, E. Copetti and ). On the other side, Unión Santa Fe received 2 yellow cards (J. Portillo and E. Britez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Racing Club will have 24 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Unión Santa Fe will stay with 17 points like Argentinos Juniors and Sarmiento to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Racing Club will play away with San Lorenzo on the 7th of May with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Racing Club (2 draws).
Unión Santa Fe will play away agasint Argentinos Juniors on the 7th of May with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Unión Santa Fe (0 draws).
Racing Club – Formation
Racing Club
73'
90'
28'
Racing Club started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Fernando Rubén Gago decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Racing Club made 5 changes: F. Dominguez for E. Cardona (59′), E. Mena for G. Piovi (72′), C. J. Alcaraz for N. Dominguez (73′), E. Copetti for M. Rojas (88′) and A. Moreno for J. Gomez (88′).
Unión Santa Fe – Formation
Unión Santa Fe
Unión Santa Fe started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera played with: .
Unión Santa Fe could not rely on the presence of D. Polenta (injured).
Substitutions
Unión Santa Fe made 5 changes: M. Gallegos Panozzo for M. E. Peralta Bauer (46′), F. Vera for D. Polenta (60′), J. Portillo for E. Roldan (74′), E. Britez for B. Blasi (85′) and M. Luna Diale for K. Zenon (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Godoy Cruz – Vélez Sarsfield – 0-0
- Boca Juniors – Lanús – 1-1
- Racing Club – Unión Santa Fe – 1-0
- Defensa y Justicia – Atlético Tucumán – 1-1
- Argentinos Juniors – Talleres Córdoba – 2-1
