A. Italiano beat Unión Española in a tense and controversial game
Rancagua, Chile – A. Italiano secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Unión Española in a match characterized by intensity, controversy, and the expulsion of two players.
The game started at a frenetic pace with both teams displaying ambition from the outset. In the 18th minute, F. Torres received the first yellow card of the match for a foul on a Unión Española player. The visiting team responded quickly, and in the 24th minute, I. Nuñez also saw yellow for a strong tackle. The game heated up further in the 27th minute when D. Gonzalez of Unión Española was cautioned for a foul on an opponent.
In the 39th minute, N. Orellana of A. Italiano was also booked, and shortly after, in the 44th minute, B. Roco of Unión Española received his yellow card.
The first half ended with the score at 0-0, but the tension didn’t decrease in the second half. In the 52nd minute, D. Gonzalez of Unión Española saw his second yellow card and was sent off. Unión Española was affected by this expulsion, and A. Italiano took advantage of the numerical superiority to take control of the game.
A minute after Gonzalez’s dismissal, A. Uribe scored the first goal of the game for Unión Española, assisted by L. Benegas. A. Italiano reacted immediately and made two substitutions in the 64th minute, but Unión Española maintained their lead until the 85th minute, when L. Palacios scored the equalizing goal for A. Italiano, with an assist from G. Guiffrey.
The match was defined in the 85th minute when L. Palacios scored the equalizer for A. Italiano, with an assist from G. Guiffrey.
The match was marred by controversy, with two expulsions, D. Gonzalez of Unión Española and F. Torres of A. Italiano, who saw his second yellow in the 78th minute.
Despite the defeat, Unión Española had more possession of the ball (48%) than A. Italiano (52%). However, A. Italiano was more effective in attack with 16 shots (5 on target), while Unión Española only managed 6 shots (3 on target).
A. Italiano achieved an important victory that allows them to maintain their fight for the top positions in the table. Unión Española, for their part, will have to recover from this defeat and seek to improve their game in the coming rounds.
Substitutions union espanola: at minute 56 S. Leyton came in and P. Aranguiz went out., at minute 86 V. Adamo came in and L. Benegas went out., at minute 86 G. Norambuena came in and F. Ovelar went out.
Substitutions a. italiano: at minute 64 C. Villanueva came in and N. Orellana went out., at minute 64 S. Dittborn came in and G. Gil Romero went out., at minute 75 P. Guajardo came in and A. Riep went out., at minute 75 L. Palacios came in and G. Alvarez went out., at minute 81 O. J. Rojas Munoz came in and E. Matus went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
A. Italiano
Union Espanola
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