Unión had just starred in the first part of the year, from a sporting perspective, where it could not meet the objectives set, beyond the good points it ended up producing in the League Cup. But they couldn’t get into the quarterfinals, which was their highest aspiration.
A blow that put Kily González at risk in Unión
In this way, all the chips were set on having a good start to the Argentine Cup, within a part of the table of great surprises, where if they got into the 16th finals they would have lower-ranked rivals on their way, taking as a reference that Temperley later took River out of the way due to penalties.
All of this led Cristian González to rethink his situation at the head of the team, but after an extensive meeting with the leaders, headed by president Luis Spahn, he was convinced to continue in his position and the fruits of this decision are being seen. seeing with the good start in the League Cup.
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Tatengue added a long-suffering victory in their debut against Banfield on April 15, but then they could not take advantage of the extra man throughout the entire time, which meant that the point they took from Alta Córdoba against Instituto had very little taste. But he was able to back it up with a convincing victory against Barracas Central in Santa Fe, while against Independiente Rivadavia in Mendoza he gave great proof of character.
First, because it is the same team and the coach who put the pressure on themselves to fight at the top and go for big goals, since at the very least they plan to get a ticket so that Unión can play in an international tournament in 2025.
And, then, because to return to the top of the Professional League Tournament they had to beat an Independiente Rivadavia team in Mendoza that was on the rise with Martín Ciccotello as coach, and who also had the chance to be the leader if they got the three points.
Unión brought out aspects that were hidden
Unión played the worst game of the four they have played, since they were never able to impose conditions, they had few chances of scoring, they felt too much the absence of Mauro Luna Diale in the game generation and they caught on in the game that Independiente Rivadavia proposed, due to because he was winning and with one less man, but he ended up enduring the result tooth and nail, outnumbered.
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In this way, the mole with which he returned from Mendoza has to do with the expulsions of Bruno Pittón and Adrián Balboa, two starting and very important players in the consideration of Cristian González, which will invite him to expedite his ingenuity to replace them in the next game against San Lorenzo.
But there is a subject that Unión approved in Mendoza, which had been pending for a long time, taking as a reference the draws it suffered in the final against Central Córdoba and Lanús, which deprived it of reaching the quarterfinals of the League Cup .
The thing is that Unión knew how to unblock a very tough game, and then knew how to suffer in numerical inferiority against a rival who went against him, even though he lacked clarity to put Thiago Cardozo’s goal at risk. In this way, he brought out character, personality and temperament, which if he can strengthen them will be key to achieving great goals.
