Match Report
In the standings it was Unión Santa Fe 8th on 21 points, Instituto 1st on 19 — separated by 2. Unión Santa Fe had been under-performing their position — 40th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.06 goals per team per game, Unión Santa Fe ran at 1.5 scored and 1.25 conceded, Instituto at 1.11 and 0.67.
Instituto's unbeaten run stood at 7.
11 meetings are on record — 6 won by Unión Santa Fe, 2 by Instituto, 3 drawn, at 2.36 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 27% of the wins in this fixture.
Estadio 15 de Abril staged the fixture, a ground that holds 27,000. With 84 matches recorded and 2.2 yellow cards per game, N. Lamolina was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Unión Santa Fe: Brahian Cuello (25'), Cristian Tarragona (48'), Misael Aguirre (74') · Instituto: Leonel Mosevich (13'), Hernán de la Fuente (87')
Key stats
Possession: Unión Santa Fe 43% · Instituto 57% · Total shots: 9-11 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 2-7