Unión beat Atlético Tucumán, Meuli stars in penalty shootout | OneFootball

The development was unpredictable and had all the elements. The visiting team took the initiative and opened the scoring at 35 minutes of the first half with a goal by Ramiro Paunero, taking advantage of a quick play in the area. In the second half, Tatengue responded and reached the equalizer at 25’, through a penalty executed by Valentín Cerrudo.

When the game seemed balanced, Gabriel Abeldaño put Decano ahead again at 41’, leaving the home team against the ropes. However, in injury time and with the support of the crowd, Misael Aguirre appeared at 48’ to push the ball into the back of the net and force a decision from the penalty spot.

In that instance, the standout was Lucas Meuli, who saved two shots and kept the rojiblanca's hopes alive. Finally, Tomás Fagioli sealed the series with the decisive penalty that decreed Unión's passage to the next phase of the tournament.

Lineups

Unión: Lucas Meuli; Enzo Rubio, Ignacio Isla, Mateo Aimar, and Lucas Ayala; Misael Aguirre, Emilio Giaccone, Mateo Peresutti, and Santiago Grella; Ricardo Solbes; and Ignacio Pedano. Coach: Nicolás Vazzoler.

Atlético Tucumán: Patricio Albornoz; Juan Pablo Posse, Ramiro Paunero, Ramiro González, Leonel Vega, Luciano Vallejo, Rodrigo Granillo, Leandro Olima, Carlos Abeldaño, Facundo Pimienta, and Martín Ortega. Coach: Andrés Jemio.

Goals: 35′ PT Ramiro Paunero (A); 25′ ST Valentín Cerrudo, from a penalty (U), 43′ Gabriel Abeldaño (A) and 48′ Misael Aguirre (U).

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