In a weekend match in week 25, on Fri Oct 14th, Defensa y Justicia will play host to Unión Santa Fe in a meeting of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Defensa y Justicia recorded a 3-3 draw against Racing Club. Matias Nicolas Rojas Romero scored the first goal for Racing Club in the 19th minute, then Kevin Gutiérrez tied it up for Defensa y Justicia in the 22nd minute on a feed from Gastón Togni . Defensa y Justicia is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Unión Santa Fe is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Arsenal de Sarandi. Mauro Luna Diale scored the first goal for Unión Santa Fe in the 78th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Arsenal de Sarandi 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 looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On May 2nd, Unión Santa Fe hosted Defensa y Justicia in their last match together. Defensa y Justicia took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Carlos Rotondi scored the first goal for Defensa y Justicia in the 15th minute, then Francisco Pizzini added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Gabriel Hachen.
Marabel Jara and Imanol Machuca are the top scorers for Unión Santa Fe in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Defensa y Justicia is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Andrés Ríos and Gastón Togni each having 2 goals in their last five.