Newells Old Boys take on the visitors Union de Santa Fe at “Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa” in the opening round of the Argentine Primera Division. The game will be played in Rosario on Tuesday, August 29th.
Newells Old Boys finished last season sitting on the ninth place in the elite division table with 49 points taken and 40-30 goal difference. During the summer break “The Boys” conducted two friendly clashes resulting in 3:1 triumph over Belgrano and 1:1 draw against Patronato. In 2017 Newells Old Boys participated in nine encounters at the home turf, having got four victories, two draws and three defeats in them.
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Union de Santa Fe settled at the 23rd position in the previous season’s Primera Division standings with 32 points earned and 25-39 goal difference. After the last season’s ending Union de Santa Fe have played three matches already: in the friendly game the side was broken by Rosario Central with 0:1 scoreline while in the Copa Argentina the club gained to wins over Nueva Chicago 1:0 and Lanus 2:1, having promoted to the 1/8 stage. Last time Union de Santa Fe gained three points on the road in the Primera Division was on the 17th of September 2016, followed it with nine losses and five draws taken in 14 away encounters.
Taking into consideration visitors’ mediocre results at away fields, I believe that “The Boys” will face no problems in getting victory over Union de Santa Fe in front of their fans, especially bearing in mind the hosts’ solid football in this summer friendlies.
Prediction for the match: Newells Old Boys to win.
