Week 6 features a match on Sunday Mar 13th, where Unión Santa Fe hosts Banfield in a clash of the Superliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 3rd placed Unión Santa Fe, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Platense. Jonatan Álvez scored the first goal for Unión Santa Fe in the 62nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Platense was frustrated by Unión Santa Fe’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Unión Santa Fe ended the match with the shutout victory. Unión Santa Fe is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while banfield sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Defensa y Justicia. Nazareno Colombo scored the first goal for Defensa y Justicia in the 15th minute, then Miguel Merentiel added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Francisco Pizzini. Banfield is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Banfield won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Giuliano Galoppo has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Banfield. Unión Santa Fe’s most prolific scorer has been Jonatan Álvez. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.