In this week 5 match, on Saturday Jun 25th, Boca Juniors will host Unión Santa Fe in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. Boca Juniors is fresh off their 3-1 win against Barracas Central. Villa Cano struck first for Boca Juniors in the 42nd minute, then in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Ivan Tapia sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Neri Bandiera. Boca Juniors is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Unión Santa Fe recorded a 1-5 loss against River Plate. Braian Romero struck first for River Plate in the 16th minute, then Joaquín Fernández added another in the 59th minute. Unión Santa Fe looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points 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 Unión Santa Fe won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Jonatan Álvez has been the most prolific scorer on Unión Santa Fe in his last five matches with 3 goals. Boca Juniors’s most prolific scorer has been Exequiel Zeballos. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.