Madelón forced into changes: Unión's XI to build on revival v Sarmiento | OneFootball

Unión is ready to face Sarmiento of Junín this Friday at 7:00 p.m. at the 15 de Abril Stadium, for the seventh round of Zone A of the Clausura Tournament of the Professional League. The match will be officiated by Pablo Echavarría and will be broadcast by Radio Gol 96.7, with play-by-play from Sergio “Chango” López and commentary from Nacho Pettinari.

Only one change in the starting eleven

After the important 3-1 win over Aldosivi in Mar del Plata, head coach Leonardo Madelón will stick with the same players. The only forced change will be the inclusion of Brahian Cuello in place of Julián Palacios, who must serve a one-match suspension after being sent off in the last game.

El Tatengue will line up with: Matías Mansilla; Juan De Dios Pintado, Maizon Rodríguez, Juan Pablo Ludueña and Lucas Ayala; Mauro Luna Diale, Lucas Menossi, Emilio Giaccione and Brahian Cuello; Cristian Tarragona and Marcelo Estigarribia. Head coach: Leonardo Madelón.

Sarmiento, meanwhile, will repeat the same starting eleven from its last match: Thyago Ayala; Santiago Salle, Renzo Orihuela, Juan Manuel Insaurralde, Lucas Suárez; Julián Contrera, Mauricio Martínez, Cristian Zabala, Julián Mavilla; Junior Marabel and Jonathan Herrera. Head coach: Facundo Sava.

Malcorra returns but will start on the bench

The main news in the squad list is the return of Ignacio Malcorra. The attacking midfielder has recovered from the muscle tear that kept him sidelined and trained alongside the group. However, the coaching staff decided to ease him back in gradually, so he will wait for his chance among the substitutes in order not to disrupt the setup that worked so well in Mar del Plata.

The goal of maintaining consistency

The Santa Fe squad will look to confirm its improvement in form, back up the three points earned away from home, and find consistency in a competition that began unevenly. Alongside the sporting side, the club is going through turbulent days due to the recent institutional alert over the rejection of nearly 20 checks that had been given to the players, while in terms of expectations, defender Matías Rocha publicly expressed the group’s hope of qualifying for an international cup.

Pablo Echavarría will be the referee against Sarmiento this Friday at 7:00 p.m. Ernesto Callegari and Matías Balmaceda will be his assistants, and Facundo Rojo Casal will be the fourth official. Hernán Mastrángelo will be on VAR and Lucas Pardo on AVAR.

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