LA PLATA. Estudiantes beats Unión Santa Fe 1-0 after M. Boselli scored a penalty (76′). Estudiantes took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata stadium in La Plata on Monday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Yael Falcón Pérez who was helped by Ariel Scime and Gerardo Lencina. The 4th official was Juan Pafundi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Estudiantes had a superior ball possession 60% while Unión Santa Fe was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Estudiantes was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Estudiantes won the match​.

Estudiantes shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Unión Santa Fe shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Estudiantes received 2 yellow cards (J. Morel and F. Zuqui). On the other side, Unión Santa Fe received 4 yellow cards (I. Machuca, F. Vera, D. Polenta and J. Portillo).

Standings

After this encounter, Estudiantes will have 16 points like Colón, Independiente and Godoy Cruz to climb in the 21st place. Talking about the opposition, Unión Santa Fe will stay with 21 points like Sarmiento to lose in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Estudiantes will play away with Atlético Tucumán on the 24th of September with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Estudiantes (3 draws).

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).

Estudiantes – Formation

Estudiantes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Ricardo Alberto Zielinski decided to play with the following team: Mariano Andújar (7.0), Agustín Rogel (6.7), Fabián Noguera (7.2), Jorge Morel (7.4), Emmanuel Más (7.8), Manuel Castro (6.7), Fernando Zuqui (6.8), Jorge Rodríguez (7.5), Pablo Piatti (7.6), Leandro Díaz (6.3) and Mauro Boselli (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Eros Mancuso, Leonardo Heredia (6.6), Gonzalo Piñeiro, Mauro Méndez (6.5), Bruno Valdez, Jerónimo Pourtau, Benjamín Rollheiser (7.3), Brian Orosco, Franco Zapiola Yamartino, Nehuén Paz (6.5), Fabricio Iacovich and Hernán Toledo.

Estudiantes could not rely on the presence of N. Paz (injured).

Substitutions

Estudiantes made 4 changes: P. Piatti for B. Rollheiser (34′), L. Diaz for M. Mendez (71′), M. Boselli for L. Heredia (80′) and F. Noguera for N. Paz (80′).

Best player: Emmanuel Más​

The player that probably impressed the most for Estudiantes was Emmanuel Más even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 43 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Unión Santa Fe – Formation

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

Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera played with: Santiago Mele (7.5), Federico Vera (6.3), Franco Calderón (6.9), Diego Polenta (6.1), Claudio Corvalán (6.2), Juan Nardoni (7.3), Juan Portillo (7.4), Ezequiel Cañete (6.3), Imanol Machuca (6.8), Junior Marabel (6.7) and Kevin Zenón (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tomás Gonzalez (6.3), Sebastián Moyano, Bryan Castrillón (6.4), Alessandro Balbo, Lucas Esquivel, Enzo Roldán, Mariano Peralta Bauer (6.6), Francisco Gerometta, Leonel Bucca, Mauro Luna Diale (7.0), Nicolás Paz and Jonathan Álvez (6.8).

Unión Santa Fe could not rely on the presence of T. Gonzalez (injured).

Substitutions

Unión Santa Fe made 5 changes: M. Canete for M. Luna Diale (46′), J. Marabel for J. Alvez (65′), I. Machuca for B. Castrillon (65′), K. Zenon for T. Gonzalez (70′) and F. Vera for M. E. Peralta Bauer (84′).

Best player: Santiago Mele​

The most impressive player for Unión Santa Fe was the goalkeeper: Santiago Mele. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Estudiantes – Unión Santa Fe – 1-0
• Rosario Central – Banfield – 0-1
• Racing Club – San Lorenzo – 1-2