Another anniversary of Unión's historic 1989 promotion v Colón | OneFootball

July 29 marks the most glorious date in the pages of Unión. It commemorates another anniversary of the most important final in the city’s history, where El Tatengue not only sealed its return to the top flight, but did so by defeating its archrival in the decider, forcing them to remain in the Nacional B.

After paving the way in the Torneo Reducido with an outstanding performance, the team led by Humberto Zuccarelli reached the decisive clash with a key advantage, having won the first leg 2-0 with goals from Gustavo Echaníz and Ricardo Altamirano. In the return leg, with Colón obliged to come out and overturn the score, Unión showed absolute superiority backed by both quality football and character. Near the end of the match, a superb free kick from Leonardo Madelón made it 1-0 for good, sealing an unquestionable 3-0 aggregate win in the series.

That memorable starting eleven, forever immortalized by the fans, was made up of: Tognarelli; Altamirano, Tomé, Mauri and Humoller; González, Pasucci, Madelón and Rabuñal; Castro and Echaníz (with Dante Fernández coming on in place of Pepe Castro for the second final). This feat, led by a Madelón who decades later would guide the club to its first Copa Sudamericana, remains to this day the most celebrated milestone for the Tatengue faithful.

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