In a weekend match in week 22, on Sat Oct 1st, Newell’s Old Boys will travel to Ciudad de Santa Fe to battle Unión Santa Fe in a clash of the Superliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Unión Santa Fe sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Racing Club. Junior Osvaldo Marabel Jara struck first for Unión Santa Fe in the 49th minute, then Enzo Copetti tied it up for Racing Club in the 73rd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 86th minute on a goal by Johan Carbonero to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while newell’s Old Boys sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Independiente. Leandro Benegas scored the first goal for Independiente in the 62nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Newell’s Old Boys couldn’t manage to score, and Independiente took the shutout win. Newell’s Old Boys is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 9th of April, Unión Santa Fe hosted Newell’s Old Boys in their last match together. Unión Santa Fe was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Gaston Gonzalez scored the first goal for Unión Santa Fe in the 60th minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Newell’s Old Boys couldn’t muster any offence and Unión Santa Fe ran away with the shutout win.
Newell’s Old Boys’s most prolific scorer has been Juan Manuel García. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Unión Santa Fe is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Nardoni and Marabel Jara each only have 1 goal in their last five.