Randazzo and Rubio trade goals as Riestra and Union draw 1-1

Randazzo opener cancelled out seven minutes later

Deportivo Riestra drew 1-1 with Union Santa Fe in Liga Profesional Argentina’s Clausura - 13 at Estadio Guillermo Laza. The result was decided by goals early in the second half.

Juan Cruz Randazzo opened the scoring for Deportivo Riestra in the 50th minute, finishing a move assisted by Mariano Bracamonte to make it 1-0. Union Santa Fe responded in the 57th minute when Tobias Javier Rubio scored from Lucas Ayala’s assist, restoring the 1-1 scoreline.

Union controlled possession, but Riestra created danger

Union Santa Fe had 65% possession and completed 403 accurate passes from 511, compared with Deportivo Riestra’s 147 accurate passes from 277. However, the hosts recorded 13 shots to Union’s 12 and had the greater expected-goals figure, 0.88 to 0.74. Union put 5 shots on goal, while Riestra put 3 on target, leaving both sides with evidence to support the draw.

Marcelo Estigarriba and Nicolás Sansotre were booked in the 45th and 89th minutes respectively. No red cards were recorded. Ayala was the standout performer, earning a 7.5 rating after playing 90 minutes, providing the assist and creating 2 key passes.

Points gap narrows in Clausura - Group A

Before kick-off, Riestra were 12th with 11 points and Union were 11th with 13. After the match, Riestra moved to 12 points and were provisionally 12th, while Union reached 14 points. Union are now 2 points ahead of Riestra; the sides had been separated by 10 points before the game. Both teams had entered after a draw in their most recent pre-match result.