In this week 3 match on Feb 22nd, Atlético Tucumán and Unión Santa Fe will play a match in Ciudad de Santa Fe in a clash of the Superliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, 5th placed Unión Santa Fe, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Talleres Córdoba. Neither Talleres Córdoba nor Unión Santa Fe could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Unión Santa Fe is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while atlético Tucumán sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Platense. Ivan Gómez struck first for Platense in the 7th minute on a feed from Gonzalo Bergessio, then Franz Gonzales Mejía tied it up for Atlético Tucumán on an own goal in the 36th minute . Atlético Tucumán looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Unión Santa Fe won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Yonatan Cabral and Augusto Lotti are the top scorers for Atlético Tucumán in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Unión Santa Fe is glad to have Juan Manuel García in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.