Aug 18th features a match where Unión Santa Fe hosts Gimnasia La Plata in a clash of these two mismatched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Unión Santa Fe is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Argentinos Juniors. Gabriel Ávalos struck first for Argentinos Juniors in the 38th minute, then Gabriel Ávalos added another in the 87th minute In the end, Unión Santa Fe couldn’t muster any offence and Argentinos Juniors ran away with the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Unión Santa Fe should be reasonably happy with their performance, while gimnasia La Plata sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Vélez Sarsfield. Osorio scored the first goal for Vélez Sarsfield in the 72nd minute, but Leonardo Morales got the equalizer for Gimnasia La Plata in the 75th minute earning them at least the one point. Gimnasia La Plata should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
Unión Santa Fe and Gimnasia La Plata last played eachother at the Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo on the 23rd of April. Gimnasia La Plata won by a score of 1 to 0. R. Sosa Acosta scored the first goal for Gimnasia La Plata in the 48th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Unión Santa Fe couldn’t muster any offence and Gimnasia La Plata ran away with the shutout win.
Brahian Alemán has been the most prolific scorer on Gimnasia La Plata in the last 5 matches with two goals. Tomás González and Diego Polenta are the top scorers for Unión Santa Fe in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.