Unión lost again and looked poor against San Lorenzo | OneFootball

Unión fell 1-0 to San Lorenzo at the Nuevo Gasómetro on Matchday 5 of the Clausura Tournament. Rodrigo Auzmendi scored the only goal of the night, and Leonardo Madelón’s team once again delivered a very poor performance, showing no reaction after falling behind.

El Tatengue had its first chance just four minutes in, when Marcelo Estigarribia tried his luck from outside the box, though his shot went wide. However, as the minutes passed, San Lorenzo began to take control of the ball and play closer and closer to the goal defended by Matías Mansilla.

In the 11th minute, Rodrigo Auzmendi received the ball inside the area and fired a shot that drew a good save from Mansilla, who pushed the danger away. Unión had enormous difficulty getting out of its own half and was barely able to get past midfield.

To make matters worse, Madelón was hit by two injury setbacks during the first half. In the 17th minute, Ignacio Malcorra came on for Mauro Luna Diale, while in the 26th minute Joaquín Mosqueira had to leave the field and was replaced by Emilio Giaccone.

The first half was probably Unión’s worst so far in the tournament. The red-and-white side looked uncomfortable, failed to build any attacking rhythm, and spent much of the period suffering under the home team’s control. Even so, it managed to go into the break with the score at 0-0.

San Lorenzo found the goal and Unión did not respond

Madelón tried to change the team’s image in the second half and sent Lautaro Vargas onto the field in place of Juan Pintado. However, the team still could not find any footballing answers.

In the 20th minute came the blow for El Tatengue. Rodrigo Auzmendi popped up to make it 1-0 and put San Lorenzo ahead. Unión was forced to respond, but could not change the course of the match.

El Ciclón continued to control the action and had another chance in the 32nd minute, when Matías Reali unleashed a shot that was turned away by Mansilla. The goalkeeper was once again important in keeping Unión alive in the match.

In the 42nd minute came one of the last key moments. Leandro Rey Hilfer awarded a penalty to San Lorenzo for an alleged foul by Alex Maizon Rodríguez on Reali. However, VAR called the referee over to review the play and, after watching it, he changed his decision and ruled that there was no penalty.

Unión could not respond in the closing minutes and ended up losing 1-0 at the Nuevo Gasómetro. After the defeat to Central Córdoba, Madelón’s team once again left a worrying impression and had no answers against a San Lorenzo side that was superior for much of the match.

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