CAPITAL FEDERAL. Argentinos Juniors conquers Unión Santa Fe 2-0 after G. Avalos scores a double.

The match was played at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Capital Federal on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Patricio Loustau with the assistance of Juan Vázquez and Mariana De Almeida. The 4th official was Julio César Barraza.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Argentinos Juniors had a superior ball possession 56% while Unión Santa Fe was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Argentinos Juniors had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Argentinos Juniors won the match​.

Argentinos Juniors shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Unión Santa Fe shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Argentinos Juniors received 4 yellow cards (M. Torren, J. Cabrera, L. Villalba and F. Redondo Solari). Talking about the opposition, Unión Santa Fe received 3 yellow cards (F. Calderon, J. Marabel and J. Alvez).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Argentinos Juniors will host River Plate on the 1st of October with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of River Plate (5 draws).

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

Argentinos Juniors – Formation

Argentinos Juniors adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gabriel Alejandro Milito decided to play with the following team: Federico Lanzillota (7.7), Kevin Mac Allister (7.4), Miguel Torren (7.5), Lucas Villalba (7.1), Luciano Sánchez (7.1), Federico Redondo (6.6), Franco Moyano (6.8), Javier Cabrera (6.7), Thiago Nuss (6.9), Andrés Roa (6.9) and Gabriel Ávalos (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Leandro Finochietto, Leonel González, Marco Di Cesare, Mariano Bittolo (6.2), Pablo Minissale, David Zalazar, Álan Rodríguez (6.8), Gonzalo Lugo (6.5), Luciano Gómez, José Herrera, Nicolás Reniero (6.8) and Gastón Verón (6.4).

Substitutions

Argentinos Juniors made 5 changes: A. Roa for A. Rodriguez (77′), F. Redondo Solari for N. Reniero (83′), T. Nuss for G. Veron (84′), J. Cabrera for M. Bittolo (90′) and G. Avalos for M. Lugo (90′).

Best player: Gabriel Ávalos​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Argentinos Juniors was Gabriel Ávalos.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 27 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15.

Unión Santa Fe – Formation

Also Unión Santa Fe adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera played with: Santiago Mele (6.9), Francisco Gerometta (6.8), Franco Calderón (6.7), Diego Polenta (6.4), Lucas Esquivel (5.8), Juan Nardoni (6.9), Juan Portillo (6.7), Imanol Machuca (7.0), Mauro Luna Diale (6.8), Bryan Castrillón (6.3) and Junior Marabel (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Sebastián Moyano, Federico Vera (6.4), Claudio Corvalán, Nicolás Paz, Alessandro Balbo, Leonel Bucca, Ezequiel Cañete, Enzo Roldán (7.0), Tomás Gonzalez, Mariano Peralta Bauer (6.8), Kevin Zenón (6.4) and Jonathan Álvez (6.7).

Substitutions

Unión Santa Fe made 5 changes: F. Gerometta for F. Vera (46′), J. Portillo for E. Roldan (46′), I. Machuca for K. Zenon (60′), M. Luna Diale for J. Alvez (60′) and J. Nardoni for M. E. Peralta Bauer (87′).

Best player: Imanol Machuca​

The player that probably impressed the most for Unión Santa Fe was Imanol Machuca.

His rating is (7.0) with 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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

• Estudiantes – Talleres Córdoba – 1-0
• Argentinos Juniors – Unión Santa Fe – 2-0
• Vélez Sarsfield – Gimnasia La Plata – 1-1
• Racing Club – Boca Juniors – 0-0