Complete control at 15 de Abril: Tatengue beat Riestra, move up | OneFootball

The Santa Fe side earned a commanding 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 progress in the competition.

After an even start, Leonardo Madelón’s men took control of the match. With greater attacking flow and penetration, 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 became even easier for Unión shortly afterward, 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 looking sharp down the right flank, Madelón’s side went into halftime with a deserved lead and the comfort of a numerical advantage.

From the start of the second half, Unión camped out in the opposition’s half looking to put the match away. Across from them, a depleted Riestra focused solely on holding firm, with no tools to trouble Mansilla’s goal.

To bring on fresh legs and maintain the pressure, Madelón turned to his 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 looked troubled at the back 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 important spots in Apertura Zone A and further strengthen its strong run of form.

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