Unión Santa Fe Turn Around at Minella to Beat Aldosivi
Unión Santa Fe came back from behind to win 3-1 against Aldosivi in the Clausura round six of the Argentine professional league at Estadio José María Minella. Aldosivi took an early lead through A. Vombergar in the eighteenth minute, but Unión Santa Fe responded with three second-half goals to complete the turnaround. The result keeps Unión Santa Fe in eighth place with 21 points from 16 matches, while Aldosivi remain bottom-half with just eight points and no victories.
And here's the thing about that first goal — Vombergar's strike gave the home side something to build on, but Unión Santa Fe didn't panic. By then, the visitors were already showing they could work the channels with their movement in the final third. Menossi equalised in the fifty-first minute, and Tarragona added two more within twelve minutes to put the match beyond doubt.
Unión Santa Fe ran the show after that opener, with Tarragona being the standout performer. The striker scored in the sixty-second and sixty-fourth minutes, taking his tally to two in the space of minutes. Aldosivi tried to respond but were left flat-footed, making substitutions in the sixtieth and seventieth minutes to change their approach.
The match turned ugly near the end when Julián Palacios received a red card in the eighty-fifth minute for Unión Santa Fe. By then, the result was already decided, but the dismissal meant the visitors had to defend with ten men for the closing stages. Aldosivi pushed forward but couldn't find a way through, and the match ended without further drama.
The statistics tell you more about how Unión Santa Fe controlled the game. They had 58 percent possession compared to Aldosivi's 42, and their expected goals figure of 1.54 versus the hosts' 0.4 shows the quality of chances created. Unión Santa Fe registered 14 shots with 7 on target, while Aldosivi managed 10 shots with just 4 on target.
To be fair, Aldosivi did create some opportunities, but they couldn't convert them. The hosts had zero big chances created despite 101 attacks, while Unión Santa Fe generated three big chances from 130 attacks. The shot accuracy figures — 31 percent for Aldosivi against 39 percent for the visitors — reflect that difference in quality.
The table positions say everything about where these teams stand. Aldosivi sit in fourteenth place with eight points from 16 games, having drawn eight and lost eight without a single victory. Unión Santa Fe occupy eighth with 21 points, sitting midway through their campaign with five wins and six draws to show for their efforts.