Unión beat Riestra 2-0 with goals from Estigarribia and Tarragona | OneFootball

Unión beat Riestra 2-0 at the 15 de Abril stadium on Matchday 12 of the Apertura Tournament and moved into the top eight of the group. Madelón’s team settled the match in the first half, with a penalty goal from Marcelo Estigarribia, and then managed the lead against an opponent that had been down to ten men since the 27th minute.

El Tatengue came into the match after advancing in the Copa Argentina and was looking to regain confidence at home. They found their way quickly: in the 18th minute, Lautaro Vargas was brought down in the box and Darío Herrera awarded a penalty. Estigarribia converted it in the 24th minute to make it 1-0.

Minutes later, the game tilted even further. Jonatan Goitía, who had come on for Riestra, was sent off after a VAR review for a studs-up challenge. With an extra man, Unión took control of the match, created chances, and maintained territorial dominance for the rest of the game.

In the second half, the home side controlled possession and looked to extend the lead, although they lacked precision in the final third. Riestra, down to ten men, tried to hang on and look for a counterattack, but failed to threaten clearly.

Late on, with all of Riestra pushing forward, they were left exposed at the back and Tarragona took advantage to put the game to bed.

⚽ Goal

🟥 Incidents

Matías Mansilla; Lautaro Vargas, Alex Maizon Rodríguez, Juan Pablo Ludueña, Mateo Del Blanco; Julián Palacios, Mauro Pittón, Rafael Profini; Brahian Cuello; Marcelo Estigarribia and Cristian Tarragona.Head coach: Cristian González.

📝 Deportivo Riestra lineup

Ignacio Arce; Nicolás Sansotre, Juan Cruz Randazzo, Cristian Paz, Miguel Ángel Barbieri; Rodrigo Gallo, Nicolás Watson, Matías García; Antony Alonso, Alexander Díaz and Jonathan Herrera.

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