Liga Nacional: Unión sink deeper after another loss at Gimnasia | OneFootball

In Comodoro Rivadavia, Unión fell to Gimnasia y Esgrima and thus suffered its sixth straight defeat.

Gimnasia y Esgrima of Comodoro Rivadavia defeated Unión 90-81 at the Socios Fundadores arena, on another La Liga Nacional game day. The game’s top scorer was Anyelo Cisneros with 18 points, while for the visitors, Martin Cabrera also contributed 18 points. It was the sixth consecutive loss for Tate.

Unión lost again and can’t stop its slide

The game, played at the Socios Fundadores arena, started evenly, with Anyelo Cisneros standing out for Gimnasia and Martín Cabrera for Unión. Tatengue managed to take the lead (17-14) thanks to Franco Balbi’s contribution, and despite Verde’s attempts late in the quarter, Unión extended its lead with a three-pointer by Felipe Queiroz and took the first quarter 26-21.

During the second period, the game followed the same pattern, but Mens Sana, with a three-pointer from Marcos Chacón, cut the gap to one point (27-26). In the final minutes of the quarter, Unión took advantage of the home team’s lack of efficiency and, with contributions from Balbi and Emiliano Basabe, went into halftime ahead 46-39.

In the second half, the Santa Fe side stretched its lead to thirteen points (62-51) thanks to five consecutive three-pointers by the visitors. From there, Unión managed its advantage, but Gimnasia, at the end of the third quarter, managed to cut into the score through Martiniano Dato and Cisneros to close the quarter at 69-63.

At the start of the final period, the home team, thanks to a three-pointer from Mauro Cosolito, cut the deficit to just one point (69-68). From there, with strong defense and three-pointers from Sebastián Carrasco and Chacón, Gimnasia turned the game around (78-74) with six minutes remaining. Despite the visitors’ attempts to retake the lead, the Patagonian side controlled the game, kept extending the gap, and claimed the win 90-81.

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