Total dominance at 15 de Abril: Tatengue beat Riestra, climb the table | OneFootball

The Santa Fe side earned an emphatic win over the “Malevo” thanks to goals from Marcelo Estigarribia and Cristian Tarragona. With this result, the team picks up three vital points for its growth in the competition.

After an even start, Leonardo Madelón’s men took control of the match. With greater attacking flow and depth, El Tate began to threaten the goal defended by Arce, who made early saves to keep it scoreless.

As the minutes passed, the home side’s superiority became clear, pinning Riestra back in its own half. The opener came in the 20th minute: after a foul on Lautaro Vargas, Estigarribia struck powerfully to make it 1-0.

The situation soon became easier for Unión when the visitors were reduced to ten men. Goitía was shown a red card after a violent challenge that the referee ultimately confirmed following a VAR review.

In control of the tempo and rhythm, and with Vargas posing a constant threat down the right flank, Madelón’s team went into halftime with a deserved lead and the comfort of having a numerical advantage.

From the start of the second half, Unión settled in the opposition’s half looking to put the game away. On the other side, a depleted Riestra focused exclusively on defending, with no tools to trouble Mansilla’s goal.

To keep the pressure on and add fresh legs, Madelón turned to the bench: Palavecino replaced Cuello, and later Giaccone and Solari came on for Palacios and Profini, respectively.

Despite complete control, the slim lead remained unchanged for much of the second half. Even so, the home side never faced any real defensive scares and moved the ball intelligently against a passive opponent.

Just before the final whistle, Cristian Tarragona took advantage of a costly mistake by Arce to tap the ball home and seal the 2-0 win. The victory allows El Tatengue to climb to important positions in Apertura Zone A and reinforce its strong form.

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