Match Report
The table read 3rd (Instituto, 16 pts) against 8th (Unión Santa Fe, 21 pts), 5 points apart. Unión Santa Fe's recent output lagged their position: 42nd on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Instituto 0.86 scored and 0.29 conceded per game, Unión Santa Fe 1.5 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.05.
Across 10 recorded meetings, Instituto have 2 wins to Unión Santa Fe's 5, with 3 draws, at 2.3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 30% of the wins in this fixture.
Estadio Juan Domingo Perón in Ciudad de Córdoba, capacity 57,000, hosted the game. S. Zunino took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.1 yellow cards per game. Unión Santa Fe led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Instituto: Luca Rafaelli (48') · Unión Santa Fe: Cristian Tarragona (43'), Mateo Del Blanco (55')
Key stats
Possession: Instituto 63% · Unión Santa Fe 37% · Total shots: 8-7 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 5-2