Belgrano, needing a win to urgently secure a playoff spot, responded with a series of corners that they failed to capitalize on. The main controversy of the match occurred late in the game when Unión scored a goal through Diego Díaz, who came off the bench, but it was later disallowed by the VAR. With the draw, Unión finished second in Zone A with 25 points, four points behind the group leader, Boca. For Belgrano, the team missed the opportunity to qualify for the playoffs and finished tenth with 20 points. Match summary: Belgrano vs. Unión for the 16th matchday of the Clausura Tournament. Clausura 2025, Matchday 16, Zone A. Belgrano 0 – 0 Unión. Stadium: Julio César Villagra (Córdoba). Referee: Nazareno Arasa. Belgrano: Thiago Cardozo; Gabriel Compagnucci, Leonardo Morales, Alexis Maldonado, Federico Ricca; Jeremías Lucco, Lucas Menossi, Julián Mavilla; Lucas Zelarayán, Francisco González Metilli; Lucas Passerini. Coach: Ricardo Zielinski. Unión: Matías Tagliamonte; Emiliano Álvarez, Alex Maizon Rodríguez, Valentín Fascendini, Mateo Del Blanco; Julián Palacios, Mauricio Martínez, Mauro Pittón; Franco Fragapane, Agustín Colazo; Cristian Tarragona. Coach: Leonardo Madelón. Second-half substitutions: 0m Nicolás Fernández for Jeremías Lucco (B); 5m Marcelo Estigarribia for Agustín Colazo (U); 10m Nicolás Palavecino for Julián Palacios and Augusto Solari for Franco Fragapane (U); 15m Juan Velázquez for Julián Mavilla (B); 30m Ulises Sánchez for Federico Ricca and Gonzalo Zelarayán for Lucas Menossi (B); 37m Diego Díaz for Cristian Tarragona and Nicolás Paz for Emiliano Álvarez (U); 40m Lautaro Gutiérrez for González Metilli (B). Buenos Aires, November 17 (NA) – Belgrano and Unión drew 0-0 at the Julio César Villagra stadium in a tense match on the final matchday of the Clausura Tournament. In the first half, 'El Tatengue' started better, relying on the mobility of Cristian Tarragona and Franco Fragapane, and created the first clear chances. This play illustrated how difficult it was for the home team to break through, despite the insistence of captain Lucas Zelarayán in orchestrating plays and aerial balls. In the second half, Unión had a clear counterattack led by Mauricio Martínez, who executed a great individual play but failed to finish. 'El Pirata', for its part, responded with intensity and pressured the goalkeeper Matías Tagliamonte, according to the Argentine News Agency. At the end of the first half, Belgrano managed to open the scoring through Francisco Metilli, but the goal was correctly ruled offside.
