On Sat Apr 9th, in week 9, Unión Santa Fe will play host to Newell’s Old Boys in a clash of the Superliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 6th placed Unión Santa Fe is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Patronato. Lucas Barrios scored the first goal for Patronato in the 5th minute, then Lucas Barrios added another in the 87th minute on a penalty shot. Unión Santa Fe is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while newell’s Old Boys sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Platense. Juan Garro scored the first goal for Newell’s Old Boys in the 28th minute, then in the 44th minute, Infante sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ignacio Schor. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Newell’s Old Boys should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Newell’s Old Boys won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Newell’s Old Boys’s most prolific scorer has been Castro. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. E. Roldán and Jonatan Álvez are the top scorers for Unión Santa Fe in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.