Union de Santa Fe vs Defensa y Justicia Match Preview

After their exclusion from Copa Sudamericana in the match against Bahia, Union de Santa suffered another defeat, this time against Atletico Tucuman by 3-5 for the Argentinian League. They only needed a draw to qualify for Fase Campeon, but unfortunately, they failed to get a positive result and finished 3rd in their group.

The hosts will try to get back to winning ways by getting all three points here. Despite not having any missings today, I expect a big rotation by their manager Juan Manuel Azconzabal.

Defensa y Justicia, on the other hand, comes from a big 2-3 win over Bahia in Copa Sudamericana. Their main focus is to go as far as they can in the competition, while at the same time they are sitting 2nd at the relegation group A of the domestic league.

On the previous stage, they finished at the last spot with just 2 draws, and four defeats. In the last match, they lost 1-0 to Independiente on the road, playing under a heavy rotation. I expect a similar approach here by their manager Herman Crespo against Union de Santa Fe.

Both teams are expected to play with much-rotated squads. The hosts will try to leave behind their exclusion from Fase Campeon, while Defensa y Justicia has a very important match in the next round of Copa Sudamericana against Bahia. The draw is my call for this one, offered at 3.30 odds.