Match Report
Unión Santa Fe went into the game 7th in the table on 10 points; Newell's Old Boys sat 5th on 11 — a 1-point gap. The last five rounds placed Newell's Old Boys no better than 40th for form, against 5th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/1.43 for Unión Santa Fe and 1.14/0.86 for Newell's Old Boys (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.04.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 4 Unión Santa Fe wins, 5 for Newell's Old Boys, 6 draws, at 1.67 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 13% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estadio 15 de Abril, capacity 27,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Newell's Old Boys led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Unión Santa Fe: Marcelo Estigarribia (4'), Lucas Menossi (87') · Newell's Old Boys: Matías Mansilla (13' og), Jeronimo Russo (38'), Ignacio Ramírez (76')
Key stats
Possession: Unión Santa Fe 73% · Newell's Old Boys 27% · Total shots: 28-5 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 15-4