Union Santa Fe complete 3-1 Liga Profesional Argentina comeback against Estudiantes L.P.

Tarragona leads Union Santa Fe’s comeback

Union Santa Fe beat Estudiantes L.P. 3-1 in Liga Profesional Argentina’s Clausura - 14, overturning a 0-1 half-time deficit at Estadio 15 de Abril. The hosts recovered from the initial setback to secure the win.

Estudiantes L.P. took the lead in the 40th minute when Lucas Ayala scored an own goal, giving Estudiantes L.P. a 0-1 advantage. Lucas Piovi was booked for Estudiantes L.P. in the 44th minute before Union made its response after the interval.

Cristian Tarragona levelled for Union Santa Fe in the 51st minute, with Juan Pintado providing the assist, making the score 1-1. Marcelo Estigarriba then completed the turnaround in the 64th minute for 2-1. Erik Ramirez, introduced in the 74th minute for Estigarriba, added Union’s last goal in the 90th minute to make it 3-1.

Estudiantes had possession, Union had the sharper output

Estudiantes L.P. controlled 64% of possession and completed 379 accurate passes from 463 total, compared with Union Santa Fe’s 174 accurate passes from 252. However, Union registered 14 shots to Estudiantes’ 13, led 10-8 in shots inside the box and had the higher expected-goals figure, 1.49 to 0.55. Union also produced five shots on goal against four.

Leandro Gonzalez Pirez received Estudiantes’ second yellow card in the 75th minute. No red cards were recorded. Tarragona was the standout performer, earning an 8.2 rating with one goal, two shots on target and three key passes.

Union moves provisionally to #10

Before the match, Estudiantes L.P. led Union Santa Fe by 10 points in the Apertura - Group A table, 31 to 21, and ranked #1 against Union’s #8. In the Clausura - Group A table, Union now has 17 points and is provisionally #10, while Estudiantes remains on 14 points; its position depends on tie-breakers. Instituto Cordoba leads that table with 29 points, leaving Union 12 points behind and Estudiantes 15 behind.