Union vs Deportivo Riestra
Union Santa Fe wasted the chance of becoming Liga Profesional leaders last Saturday, when they played one of their worst games in 2024, losing to relegation candidates Tigre 5-1 away from home. That defeat stopped their four-match unbeaten streak of two victories and two draws in league action and left them on 22 points in this competition, now trailing table toppers Velez Sarsfield and Huracan by two. However, El Tatengue remain occupying one of the Copa Sudamericana spots in the aggregate rankings. Union remain unbeaten in their last six at home, having won five and drawn one. Coach Cristian Gonzalez has a complete squad to choose from on Friday.
Deportivo Riestra showed their home strength last Saturday and secured a massive 2-1 home success over direct relegation contenders Sarmiento after reversing the score. El Malevo made it three victories across their last four league games, losing only once in that spell. Accumulating 18 points in the Liga Profesional, Cristian Fabbiani’s men opened a healthy eight-point gap over bottom-placed Independiente Rivadavia in the point-average table. On a sorry note, Riestra managed a single point from the last 21 on offer as the visiting side.
Riestra are just awful when playing away, Union can become leaders with a win so I’ll trust them here to get the 3 points they need to reach the top of the standings.