Unión youth teams make AFA youth league debut against Racing | OneFootball

Unión’s youth academy is back in action. This weekend, the Tatengue’s youth divisions will begin their participation in the AFA Youth Tournament, where they will face Racing Club in the first round of the championship. The day will feature matches both in Santa Fe and Avellaneda, with games divided between the younger and older categories.

Unión kicks off its participation in the AFA youth tournament

The start of the AFA Youth Tournament marks one of the most important moments on the calendar for the Unión youth divisions, as it represents the beginning of a new competitive cycle for the players who are part of the club’s development project.

On opening day, Tatengue will face Racing, an institution historically strong in youth development. The match-up will follow the usual format for these events, with categories split between home and away games.

The younger Unión categories play at the CIFFU complex In Santa Fe, the action will be concentrated at the CIFFU complex, the training and development center for the club’s youth divisions. There, the younger Tatengue teams will host their Racing counterparts in a day that will officially open the season for these squads. The divisions playing at home will be:

Seventh Division Eighth Division Ninth Division For these squads, the debut represents an important step in their growth within the red-and-white development system, in a tournament that brings together some of the main youth academies in Argentine football.

The older Unión divisions visit the Tita Mattiussi complex Meanwhile, the older Unión categories will have to travel to Avellaneda, where they will face Racing at the renowned Tita Mattiussi complex, one of the most iconic youth training centers in the country. The matches to be played there will be:

Fourth Division Fifth Division Sixth Division These categories usually feature players who are closest to making the leap to professional football, so performance in these tournaments is often closely watched by the coaching staff of the senior teams.

How to watch Unión’s matches in the AFA youth tournament Tatengue fans will also be able to follow part of the day from home. The club announced that the matches played in Santa Fe will be streamed live on Unión Play, the institution’s official YouTube channel. This way, those who cannot make it to the CIFFU complex will have the chance to support the debut of the younger categories through the club’s digital platform.

Unión’s youth academy begins a new journey in the AFA The start of the youth championship means much more than just a simple first round. For Unión, the development of the youth divisions is part of a strategic project aimed at consolidating the club’s football identity and nurturing the professional squad.

Each season represents a new opportunity for young talents to begin to stand out and move closer to the dream of reaching the First Division. In this context, the debut against Racing marks the first step of a long competitive journey for the Tatengue youth academy.

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