CIUDAD DE SANTA FE. Unión Santa Fe found a way to turn the tables against Vélez Sarsfield to win 2-1. It was Vélez Sarsfield to strike first with an early goal of J. I. Florentin Bobadilla at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 77′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Marabel gave the win to Unión Santa Fe in the 88′ minute.

The match was played at the Estadio 15 de Abril stadium in Ciudad de Santa Fe on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Darío Herrera with the assistance of Juan Del Fueyo and Mariano Viale. The 4th official was Álvaro Carranza.

Match Statistics​

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

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Unión Santa Fe was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Vélez Sarsfield that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Unión Santa Fe was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Unión Santa Fe won the match​.

Unión Santa Fe shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Vélez Sarsfield shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Unión Santa Fe received 4 yellow cards (J. Portillo, L. Esquivel, J. Nardoni and E. Roldan). Regarding the opposition, Vélez Sarsfield received 6 yellow cards (A. Mulet, J. Fernandez, D. Fernandez, L. Burian, A. Osorio and S. Caseres).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Unión Santa Fe will host Newell’s Old Boys on the 1st of October with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Newell’s Old Boys (3 draws).

Vélez Sarsfield will host Central Cordoba SdE on the 13th of September with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Vélez Sarsfield (1 draw).

Unión Santa Fe – Formation

Unión Santa Fe started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera decided to play with the following team: S. Mele (7.0), F. Gerometta (6.3), F. Calderón (6.2), D. Polenta (7.4), L. Esquivel (7.0), J. Nardoni (6.6), J. Portillo (6.4), M. Luna (7.1), I. Machuca (6.6), M. Peralta (7.0) and B. Castrillón (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: D. González, S. Moyano, C. Corvalán, L. Bucca, S. Jaurena, E. Roldán (6.5), M. Del Blanco, K. Zenón (6.7), J. Marabel (7.3), N. Paz, A. Balbo and E. Cañete.

Substitutions

Unión Santa Fe made 3 changes: J. Portillo for E. Roldan (50′), M. E. Peralta Bauer for J. Marabel (61′) and I. Machuca for K. Zenon (61′).

Best player: B. Castrillón​

The player that probably impressed the most for Unión Santa Fe was B. Castrillón.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 7 crosses.

Vélez Sarsfield – Formation

Vélez Sarsfield started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco played with: L. Burián, D. Godín, E. Insúa, T. Guidara, M. Brizuela, J. Soñora, J. Florentín, A. Mulet, J. Menéndez, J. Fernández and A. Osorio.

They had on the bench: D. Fernández, G. Prestianni, S. Cáseres, F. Díaz, S. Castro, P. Pernicone, M. Borgogno, C. Ordoñez, J. García, J. Berón and L. Lobato.

Vélez Sarsfield could not rely on the presence of D. Fernandez (injured) and S. Caseres (injured).

Substitutions

Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: D. Godin for D. Fernandez (46′), J. Menendez for G. Prestianni (58′), J. I. Florentin Bobadilla for S. Caseres (64′), J. Fernandez for F. Diaz (65′) and J. Sonora for S. Castro (85′).

Results of the day

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

• Talleres Córdoba – Argentinos Juniors – 2-0
• Arsenal de Sarandi – Atlético Tucumán – 3-1
• Unión Santa Fe – Vélez Sarsfield – 2-1
• Sarmiento – Lanús – 2-1
• Banfield – Patronato – 0-0
• Barracas Central – Racing Club – 0-0