On Friday evening at 20:30 local time, Unión de Santa Fe will host Newell's Old Boys of Rosario in La Plata. In the first half, 'Tatengue' took the lead. At the 36th minute, Paraguayan striker Marcelo Estigarribia opened the scoring with a header from a perfect cross on the right by Julián Palacios.
In the second half, 'Pincha' equalized. At the 15th minute, Fabricio Pérez scored, connecting with a ball after a run by Brian Aguirre who had broken down the right flank. Then, at the 48th minute, Estudiantes snatched the victory. Mikel Amondarain secured the win for his team by seizing the ball during a series of rebounds in the area.
With this result, the team of Uruguayan coach Alexander Medina became the leader of Zone A with 24 points. The team has 7 wins, 3 draws, and only 3 defeats. In the next round, Estudiantes will visit Instituto de Córdoba. Meanwhile, Unión, led by Leonardo Carol Madelón, could not catch up with Vélez and remains in fourth place with 19 points.
