Union defeated tonight at home by 1 to 0 a Cruzeiro from Brazil, current runner -up of the contest, in the match they played at the April 15 Stadium, for the first date of Group E of the South American Cup 2025.
The only goal came in the fourth and last minute of discount, by the hand of striker Diego Armando Díaz.
With the triumph, Unión heads group E with three units, waiting for the party that will face the Mushuc Runa of Ecuador and Palestinian of Chile, to be played next Thursday.
The first approach reached 15 minutes and was for the premises. The striker Marcelo Estigarribia took advantage of a bad exit from the bottom of Cruzeiro and was hand in hand against goalkeeper Cassio, whom he tried to gambetear with a pipe that did not prosper and wasted a clear goal play.
Five minutes later, the visit appeared for the first time. The striker Gabriel Barbosa put a center from the right side of the area that was finished off by striker Lautaro Diaz, with a centralized auction that was contained by goalkeeper Thiago Cardozo without giving rebound.
At 37 minutes from the first part, the Brazilian team came again with some danger, with a shot from the edge of the area of the Argentine steering wheel Lucas Romero, after a defective clearance of the central Nicolás Paz, which was opened until it was clear.
The place opened the scoring four minutes later, by means of a great individual play of the striker Jerónimo dominates, but the so much would be invalid because the youth was in an advanced position when he received the ball.
Already in the complement, the first risk attack was from the premises. Rafael Profini’s steering wheel received by the middle, faced forward with a gambeta and took out a powerful shot from the edge of the area, with a shot that went near the first stick of goalkeeper Cassio.
The visit re -generated danger at 20 minutes, when, after a corner, the Christian steering wheel finished off from the edge of the area, with a shot of effect that went near the second pard of Cardozo.
Five minutes later, the goalkeeper of the Santa Fe team was protagonist after keeping a low header from Christian.
On the end of the game, the Santa Fe team showed its best version. After a diverted shot from Estigarribia inside the small area and a combing header of the defender Claudio Corvalán that touched the second stick, the “Tatengue” found the goal of the triumph in the fourth and last minute added.
It was after a corner, which was lowered by defender Franco Pardo, in the second stick, to allow the arrival of Diego Armando Díaz, who finished off with volley power and sentenced the triumph of Union over the time.
Synthesis Unión vs Cruzeiro for the South American Cup
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