Junior kick off the group stage South American Cup 2022 —instance playing for the first time— with an unprecedented duel, against Santa Fe Uniona rival he has never faced and of whom he only knows the city where he is from, Santa Fe, Argentina, where he once faced the classic rival of the red-and-white team, the Colon (in the 2018 Copa Sudamericana, tied at one goal).
The rojiblancos will have a tough test in gaucho territory, where they will face a team with a lot of history, since it is one of the oldest in the Argentina (founded 114 years ago), and which today occupies the sixth position in Group A of the Copa de la Professional League with 14 points, eight units behind the leader, Racing of Avellaneda.
The present of ‘Tate’ or the ‘Tatengue’, as he is also known —among other names—, he is stable, managing to be the protagonist at this start of the season, thanks to the goals of an old acquaintance of the Atletico fans, Jonatan ‘el Loco’ Álvez, and the good performances of a goalkeeper at that ‘Tiburón’ has already faced in the recent past, the Uruguayan Santiago Mele, who stood out in that South American Cup series against Plaza Colonia, where Junior won a tight 1-0, in 2020.
