Match Report
Unión Santa Fe and Newell's Old Boys went into the game level on 13 points, 7th against 8th in the table. The last five rounds placed Unión Santa Fe no better than 40th for form, against 7th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.78/1.56 for Unión Santa Fe and 1.11/0.89 for Newell's Old Boys (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.06.
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