San Lorenzo lost 2 to 1 with Unión, one of the leaders of the tournament, for the fifth round of the Professional League and still has not achieved victory in the five rounds that were played. The Cyclone had a very weak second half and Tatengue turned it around.
With the goals of Franco Pardo and Gonzalo Morales, Unión turned around the match that they dominated throughout the second half and joined the group of championship leaders. San Lorenzo went into the break with a partial victory thanks to Alexis Cuello’s goal.
Since the 2023 League Cup, when they beat Defensa y Justicia 1-0 on matchday 13, San Lorenzo has not won a game outside of the Nuevo Gasómetro. In addition, they barely earned a point in this Professional League due to the second round’s draw against Lanús by 1 to 1.
At 35 minutes, Unión’s defense missed a rebound and the rebound was left to Cristian Tarragona, who saw Cuello on the left, and before the departure of Nicolás Campisi he put the pass in so that the former Almagro scored almost on the ground for the 1st 0.
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But the 23 minutes of the complement, When Unión pushed harder in the Ciclón field, Lautaro Vargas He was alone on the right and put a perfect cross into Moraleswho beat the centrals and The header made it 1 to 1. Facundo Altamirano put his hand in but couldn’t get it out.
Nevertheless, a few minutes later, referee Andrés Merlos reviewed the play on the VAR and after observing Morales’ front foot when the pass started, he decided to annul the tie in Santa Fe.
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But redemption came, since at 34 minutes, Luna Diale shot a cross from the corner kick and although Morales couldn’t connect with a header, Pardo was able to with a right hand from the edge of the area.
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And a few minutes later, Morales found a perfect cross from the right and turned around a game that he dominated throughout the second half. With this victory, Unión ranks as one of the leaders of the tournamentbefore the break for the Copa América.
