Unión beaten by La Unión de Formosa in their LNB debut | OneFootball

In their 2025/2026 National League season opener, Unión lost 83–80 on the road to La Unión, which notched its third straight win.

Unión made its debut in the 2025/2026 National Basketball League season with a loss to La Unión at the Cincuentenario stadium in Formosa, 83–80.

La Unión de Formosa 83–80 Unión

A night of a very even game decided in the final seconds. There, the home team once again showed plenty of character to pull out the win. A three-point play by Nuno was key, giving the hosts a 5-point cushion. Graterol logged a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, Elsener added 14, Machuca 12, and Nuno 11. For Unión, Basabe and Vogt had 16 each, and Balbi 12.

Few offensive conversions for both teams led to a 5–4 home lead after 4 minutes and an 8–7 for La U at 5:30. With Basabe leading the offense, Unión moved ahead 12–10, but on the other side Alorda scored 6 straight to put them back up by two. As the visitors searched unsuccessfully from three, the hosts found chances to run, and through Machuca, with a two-and-one play, they went up by 5. The pattern repeated and La U, with Alorda and Moresco, went up by 8 (20–12). An Elías triple stopped the visitors’ drought, but more from Alorda and Machuca at the line let Narvarte’s team stretch it to +9.

Unión came out more active on defense in the second quarter after falling behind by 11 (26–15), and with a 9–0 run they closed to 26–24. Graterol broke the negative stretch in transition with his team having scored only 4 points in 5 minutes, but it was clear Unión looked better, and with Queiros they got within one with 4:22 to play. The game was tied at 28 on a Vogt free throw, and from there to the end of the quarter Unión earned the reward of taking the lead through Balbi, 32–31, but the hosts fueled their offense with threes by Acevedo and Machuca to reach halftime ahead.

Both teams were active on offense to start the third, with a 5–0 from Elsener and a 5–0 reply from Vogt and Basabe. The margin swung between 4 and 2 for La U until Chamorro tied it at 48 near the 5-minute mark. Hure, with a made three, put Unión up 51–48. Tied again at 55 in the final 3 minutes of the period, Chamorro and Alessio scored near the rim and Unión went +4, a gap Elsener cut with the final points of the quarter (62–60).

Welcome to the game, Beavers, at the start of the fourth for his first bucket of the night, quickly putting his team back in front. As play continued, both sides again had low efficiency and it was tied at 66 with 3:30 gone. Guerra did what Beavers did, scoring his first points—vital at that moment—putting Unión ahead 68–66. With Marina efficient at the line, La U led by two (75–73) and with two from Acevedo they went up by 4. A huge offensive rebound by Nuno to score a two-plus-one from the line restored the 5-point edge. Drama with a Balbi layup, Beavers traveled at the other end, and with 54 seconds left the ball belonged to Unión.

Acevedo’s defense on Cabrera forced a turnover with 45 seconds on the clock. Another turnover, this time by Nuno, with 25 seconds left. Guerra went to the line for two with 5 seconds, making one, and Acevedo grabbed the rebound to draw a foul with 3.8 seconds. He also made one, and on the last play Balbi took a long three that didn’t fall.

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