Unión won in a difficult terrain and the Professional League added another leader

Union of Santa Fe defeated tonight as a visitor to Independent Rivadavia from Mendoza and joined the group of leaders of the contest, at the closing of the fourth date of the tournament of the Professional Soccer League (LPF).

With the only goal from Adrián Balboa from the penalty spot, 18 minutes into the match, the “Tatengue” reached 10 points like Talleres de Córdoba, Racing and Huracán and also cut off the undefeated Mendoza team and the opportunity to join the batch of pointers.

Independiente Rivadavia finished with ten men due to the expulsion of Victorio Ramis, at 23 minutes of the complement, while Unión finished with nine because they saw the red card Bruno Pittón, at 27, and Balboa himself, at 39, both in the second time.

At the end of the first half, Franco Pardo involuntarily cut off a cross from Matías Reali with his hand and at first glance referee Luis Lobo Medina awarded a penalty.

However, he went to see it and then it became a problem for Unión since there was no intention from the defender.

At 15 minutes into the second half, Balboa fell in the area due to a foul by Mauro Maidana and the same Uruguayan did not hesitate to score the goal from twelve steps for the Santa Fe team.

Minutes after Unión’s goal, Independiente played very nervous, and Ramis’s back kick was an example of this since Lobo Medina sent him off after reviewing the play in the VAR, the great protagonist of the night in Mendoza.

Minutes later, Bruno Pittón did the same with Reali and the referee showed him the second yellow.

Already at the closing, Unión suffered another irresponsibility despite winning the duel: Balboa slapped Tomas Palacios in the face out of nowhere, which knocked down the footballer who was carrying the ball and Lobo Medina sent him off without hesitation.

Synthesis Independent Rivadavia vs Union for the Professional League