Unión Santa Fe – Boca Juniors: Boca Juniors Fight Back to Earn Hard-Fought Draw Against Unión Santa Fe (1–1)

Unión de Santa Fe stood firm to withstand pressure from CA Boca Juniors early on. Their early goal gave them a platform to push for more and exploit the spaces Boca left in transition. Leandro Paredes’ presence, dictating and breaking lines of play from deeper positions, gave Boca more control and a route back into the game. It was control versus chaos, but neither side could quench the other’s fire.

Tactical analysis and match report by Ebuka Ogoegbunam.

Leonardo Madelón, Unión’s manager, has kept his side unbeaten in the last six games of the Apertura. They had three wins in their last five games, but they looked to bounce back into winning ways following a thrilling 4-4 draw against Independiente last time out. With the most goals scored in the league, their attacking unit looked set to continue their impressive scoring run.

Madelón continued with his recent 4-4-2 setup for Unión. Matías Mansilla stayed in goal with the backline of Lautaro Vargas as the right back, Maizon Rodríguez and Juan Pablo Ludueña as the center backs, and Mateo Del Blanco as the left back. Rafael Profini and Mauro Pittón operated together in midfield. Julián Palacios and Brahian Cuello played on the wings with Marcelo Estigarribia and Cristian Tarragona leading the line.

Boca’s starting XI had Agustín Marchesín in goal with three clean sheets in his last six games. Marcelo Weigandt, Lautaro Di Lollo, Ayrton Costa, and Lautaro Blanco were the back four. Leandro Paredes in a deeper role, paired up with Milton Delgado. Santiago Ascacíbar and Tomás Aranda played . . .