Match Report
28 points for Independiente Rivadavia (2nd), 21 for Unión Santa Fe (8th): a 7-point gap. On recent form Unión Santa Fe sat only 42nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Independiente Rivadavia 1.5 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Unión Santa Fe 1.5 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.05.
Independiente Rivadavia had not lost in 11 games.
GioScore's database holds 12 meetings between the two: 3 for Independiente Rivadavia, 6 for Unión Santa Fe and 3 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 42% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini (capacity 24,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Unión Santa Fe led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Independiente Rivadavia: Fabrizio Sartori (70') · Unión Santa Fe: Brahian David Cuello (34'), Cristian Tarragona (49')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente Rivadavia 61% · Unión Santa Fe 39% · Total shots: 18-10 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 5-5